Driving Foundations Research Intern

Bosch; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Bosch Research in Sunnyvale offers an internship to advance autonomous mobility research. You will work with top researchers on E2E, distillation, and RL topics, building prototypes and evaluating results.

This role emphasizes collaboration, communication, and scientific contributions to publications. The position targets current PhD or Master students, requiring strong Python skills, ML framework experience, and a track record in robotics or autonomous systems.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Ph.D. or Master’s in CS/EE/AI/Robotics.
• Might maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Strong background in robotics and ML is expected.
• Experience with RL, post‑training, self‑play and end‑to‑end systems.
• Proficient in Python and modern AI/ML frameworks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct novel research in E2E, Distillation, and RL methods.
• Develop research prototypes that demonstrate innovative ideas.
• Collaborate closely with Bosch researchers and subject‑matter experts.
• Analyze experimental results and identify opportunities for scientific innovation.
• Publish research outcomes in top-tier AI and robotics conferences and journals.
• Present findings internally and externally through technical reports and presentations.

Skills

Python programming

RL research

Robotics research

Experiment design

Publication experience

Education

Graduate student (PhD/Master)

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

ROS

Job description

Your tasks

At Bosch Research, you will work on the latest challenges drawn from Mobility, including autonomous parking and driving. You will work closely with experienced Bosch researchers in Silicon Valley and across our global research network, receive mentorship from leading AI experts, and contribute to publications in top-tier AI conferences and journals. This internship offers a unique opportunity to combine scientific innovation with real-world deployment and technology transfer.

Depending on your expertise and interests, you will contribute to one or more cutting‑edge research topics, including:

• Autonomous E2E/ World Action Models (WAM) models
• Planning and decision making under uncertainty and noise
• Road user behavior modeling in dynamic scenarios
• Post-training, Reinforcement Learning, and Self‑Play
• Foundation model distillation (i.e. student/teacher)
• Multi‑modal trajectory modeling using vision and priors

Key responsibilities include

• Conduct novel research in E2E, Distillation, and RL methods.
• Develop research prototypes that demonstrate innovative ideas and solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Bosch researchers and subject‑matter experts.
• Analyze experimental results and identify opportunities for scientific innovation.
• Publish research outcomes in top‑tier AI and robotics conferences and journals, such as CoRL, ICRA, CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR.
• Present research findings internally and externally through technical reports, publications, and presentations.

Your profile

Basic Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. or Master's program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, or a related field.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Strong research background in autonomous driving, robotics, computer vision, machine learning, or related areas
• Research experience in post‑training, reinforcement learning, self‑play, and end‑to‑end systems.
• Experience developing AI and robotics systems using modern frameworks and ecosystems
• Strong programming skills in Python and experience with modern AI/ML framework
• Experience conducting independent research, designing experiments, and analyzing results.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative research environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Publication record in top‑tier AI, CV, or robotics venues (e.g., CoRL, ICRA, CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR).
• Research experience in autonomous driving and robotics architectures, task planning, reasoning, and autonomous decision making.
• Experience with behavior modeling, scene understanding, and prediction
• Experience with multi‑modal foundation models involving language, vision, and structured data.
• Experience in reinforcement learning, online learning, or adaptive decision‑making systems.Experience with autonomous driving benchmarking, evaluation methodologies, reliability, and safety.

Experience working with real‑time systems and full driving/parking/robotics stack(s)

Open‑source contributions or demonstrated leadership in AI research communities.

Contact & additional information

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans

*Bosch adheres to Federal, State, and Local laws regarding drug-testing. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screen and background check. Candidates who have been offered the position must pass both screenings before their start date.*

BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)

• FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
• AWIM (A World In Motion)

The U.S. base salary range for this intern position is $46.00-69.00 hourly. Within the range, individual pay is determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, type of degree, work experience and job knowledge, complexity of the role, type of position, job location, etc. Your Hiring Manager can share more details about the specific salary range for this position during the interview process.

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