PhD AI Foundations Intern: Autonomous Driving Research

Waymo LLC; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits programs

Job summary

Waymo seeks a PhD candidate to advance world action models for autonomous driving. You will collaborate with research and engineering teams to improve the Waymo World Model and publish findings in top AI/ML venues.

The role emphasizes hands-on deep learning work on autonomous driving datasets, with a hybrid onsite internship structure in Mountain View, CA. Competitive hourly compensation is provided for this internship.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Strong publication record in top-tier AI/ML or robotics conferences
• Hands-on experience training and evaluating deep learning models for autonomous driving or robotics applications
• Strong Python coding skills with expertise in modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow)
• Deep understanding of modern neural network architectures and learning paradigms

Responsibilities

• Research, implement, and evaluate world action models for end-to-end autonomous driving
• Collaborate with research and engineering teams to improve the Waymo World Model
• Conduct cutting-edge research and potentially communicate research findings to the wider academic community via technical reports and/or publication

Skills

Python

PyTorch

JAX

TensorFlow

Deep learning

Reinforcement learning

Education

PhD candidate in CS/Robotics/ML/EE

Tools

Diffusion models

World models

Job description

Waymo seeks a PhD candidate to advance world action models for autonomous driving. You will collaborate with research and engineering teams to improve the Waymo World Model and publish findings in top AI/ML venues.

The role emphasizes hands-on deep learning work on autonomous driving datasets, with a hybrid onsite internship structure in Mountain View, CA. Competitive hourly compensation is provided for this internship.