Forecasting Data Scientist Intern – Onsite

Ev Magazine; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Zoox in Foster City, CA seeks a Contract Student Worker in Data Science to forecast fleet resources for a growing autonomous vehicle service. You will build forecasting models for fleet availability, staffing, charging, and infrastructure, translating spreadsheet plans into reproducible workflows.

You will combine statistics, ML, and AI-enabled tools, backtest models, and present scenarios to leaders. This role offers hands-on impact across markets with collaboration with Finance, Strategy, and

Qualifications

• Pursuing a master's degree in a quantitative field such as data science, statistics, or related disciplines.
• Experience with forecasting, statistical modeling, optimization, simulation, or machine learning through coursework, research, internships, or projects.
• Ability to communicate model outputs clearly to cross‑functional teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop forecasting models for fleet availability, staffing, workload, charging, and infrastructure needs.
• Convert spreadsheet-based planning into scalable, documented analytical workflows.
• Backtest models, perform forecast-versus-actual analysis, and define accuracy metrics.
• Prototype AI-powered tools that explain forecast drivers and support scenario planning.

Skills

Forecasting

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

AI tools

Model evaluation

Explainability

Communication

Education

Master's degree in data science or related quantitative field

Tools

LLMs

APIs

Agent frameworks

Coding copilots

Job description

Zoox in Foster City, CA seeks a Contract Student Worker in Data Science to forecast fleet resources for a growing autonomous vehicle service. You will build forecasting models for fleet availability, staffing, charging, and infrastructure, translating spreadsheet plans into reproducible workflows.

You will combine statistics, ML, and AI-enabled tools, backtest models, and present scenarios to leaders. This role offers hands-on impact across markets with collaboration with Finance, Strategy, and