Intern Physical AI Robotics AI Coding Spring 2027

BMW; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid time off

Hybrid work environment

Intern Vehicle Lease Program

Job summary

BMW invites current master's students to join a Spring 2027 Internship in Mountain View, CA, to scout cutting-edge robotics and AI technologies and support PoCs with partners and universities. The role emphasizes evaluating trends, communicating findings, and collaborating with BMW teams across manufacturing and digitalization.

The program offers hybrid work with pay rates of $32.50/hour for undergraduates and $40.00/hour for graduates.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a master's degree program at an accredited college or university.
• US Work Authorization required.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Completed at least 60 college credit hours at the time of application.
• Ability to work full-time (36.25 hours/week).
• Must submit an unofficial college transcript with your application.

Responsibilities

• Scout emerging U.S.-based technologies, startups, research institutions, and industry players in Physical AI, Robotics, Vision-Language-Action models, Robotic Foundation Models, and selected AI-enabled software development approaches and tools.
• Evaluate technology trends, business models, and market developments to identify opportunities relevant for BMW production systems and manufacturing processes.
• Support benchmarking activities of humanoid robots, mobile manipulators, foundation models, and AI-enabled automation solutions.
• Analyze data strategies for large-scale robotics deployment, including data acquisition, labeling, synthetic data generation, and scalable training approaches.
• Support planning, execution, and evaluation of PoCs with technology partners, startups, universities, and industrial suppliers.
• Develop technology assessments and recommendations considering scalability, maturity, business impact, implementation effort, and strategic relevance for BMW.
• Create management-ready reports, presentations, and technology overviews to communicate scouting results and project findings.
• Collaborate with internal BMW stakeholders across production, technology development, innovation management, and digitalization functions.
• Investigate how Physical AI and Robotics technologies can improve cost, quality, flexibility, and productivity in future manufacturing environments.

Skills

Robotics knowledge

Python

PyTorch

ROS

Data analysis

Teamwork

Education

Master's degree candidate in Robotics / AI

Completed at least 60 college credit hours

Tools

ROS

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Isaac Sim

Mujoco

Job description

SPREAD ENTHUSIASM. SHAPE THE FUTURE.

SHARE YOUR PASSION.

Knowing the destination isn't enough: you need to know how to get there. Build up your own networks, exploit new ideas, consistently take the initiative. Inspire other people with your enthusiasm. That's the only way to give ideas the power that allows them to become true innovations.

Spring 2027 Full-Time Internship - Mountain View, CA January 11, 2027 - May 14, 2027

WHAT AWAITS YOU.

• Scout emerging U.S.-based technologies, startups, research institutions, and industry players in the fields of Physical AI, Robotics, Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, Robotic Foundation Models, and selected AI-enabled software development approaches and tools.
• Evaluate technology trends, business models, and market developments to identify opportunities relevant for future BMW production systems and manufacturing processes.
• Support benchmarking activities of humanoid robots, mobile manipulators, foundation models, and AI-enabled automation solutions.
• Analyze data strategies for large-scale robotics deployment, including data acquisition, labeling, synthetic data generation, and scalable training approaches.
• Support the planning, execution, and evaluation of Proof of Concepts (PoCs) with technology partners, startups, universities, and industrial suppliers.
• Develop technology assessments and recommendations considering scalability, maturity, business impact, implementation effort, and strategic relevance for BMW.
• Create management-ready reports, presentations, and technology overviews to communicate scouting results and project findings.
• Collaborate with internal BMW stakeholders across production, technology development, innovation management, and digitalization functions.
• Investigate how Physical AI and Robotics technologies can improve cost, quality, flexibility, and productivity in future manufacturing environments.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

• Currently enrolled in a master's degree program at an accredited college or university.
• US Work Authorization required.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (overall, not just major).
• Completed at least 60 college credit hours at the time of application.
• Ability to work full-time (36.25 hours/week).
• Must submit an unofficial college transcript with your application.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING.

• Field of Study: Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or related fields.
• Business fluent English.
• Strong interest in Physical AI, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Machine Learning, and emerging technology ecosystems.
• Basic understanding of robot learning approaches including Vision-Language Models (VLMs), Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, Reinforcement Learning, and Foundation Models.
• Familiarity with robotics frameworks and AI development tools such as ROS, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Isaac Sim, Mujoco, as well as an interest in AI-assisted software engineering workflows, or similar environments.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to evaluate technologies, business models, and market developments.
• Experience conducting technical research, benchmarking studies, or data-driven analyses.
• Ability to structure complex topics and communicate findings clearly through presentations and written reports.
• Self-motivated, curious, and hands-on mindset with strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Preferences:
  • Experience with data collection, synthetic data generation, data pipelines, or large-scale AI training workflows or AI-assisted coding, testing, and code review tools.
  • Experience with robot learning, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, or multimodal foundation models.
  • Experience working with robotics hardware platforms, simulation environments, or automation systems.
  • Prior involvement in startup scouting, venture analysis, technology strategy, or innovation projects.
  • Passion for transforming cutting-edge AI and robotics research into scalable industrial applications.

WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO.

• Medical insurance coverage.
• Paid time off in addition to company paid holidays where eligible.
• Hybrid work environment.
• Access to the Intern Vehicle Lease Program.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. This is a hybrid role that requires office days at the Mountain View, CA office.

Undergraduate students: Hourly rate is $32.50. Graduate students: Hourly rate is $40.00.

The selected student's current academic level will be used to determine the final pay rate. This statement is in accordance with state and local pay disclosure requirements.

As part of the hiring process, you may be required to successfully pass a background check. A satisfactory completion of a background investigation including verification of education, prior employment, criminal history, credit check history, and pre-employment drug screen to the extent permissible under applicable state law, is a condition of your offer of employment and your continued employment. The results of your background investigation are satisfactory and acceptable in the sole judgement and discretion of BMW Shared Services, LLC.

Even more so than the generous compensation and benefits, the culture and values of BMW of North America makes it the ultimate working environment. These values are Responsibility, Appreciation, Transparency, Trust, and Openness. We allow these values to guide the way we conduct ourselves and our business.

BMW in the United States is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of BMW Group in the United States to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.