PhD Computer Vision & ML Intern, Hybrid

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid internship

Benefits eligibility

Job summary

Waymo LLC seeks a PhD candidate for a software internship in computer vision, robotics and ML. You will design and train models, run experiments, and collaborate with research mentors and engineers to advance the Waymo Driver.

Pursuing a PhD in CV, robotics, EE, ML or related field with strong Python skills and experience in PyTorch or TensorFlow. Hybrid onsite internship in Mountain View, CA offers mentorship and real impact on autonomous driving.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD in a quantitative field related to CV/ML/robotics.
• Strong programming skills in Python and deep learning.
• Experience designing, training, and debugging deep learning architectures for CV/3D perception or related areas.
• Solid foundation in 2D/3D geometry and spatial reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Designing and Building Machine Learning Models: Writing clean, high-performance code to implement core algorithms for lane geometry and topology understanding
• Running Experiments and Training Pipelines: Setting up data pipelines and training neural networks across vehicle sensor modalities and map priors, with advanced training techniques.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnering closely with research mentors, buddy, and upstream/downstream engineering teams to evaluate downstream planning impact and package insights for publication or internal deployment.

Skills

Python

Deep learning

2D/3D geometry

Coordinate transformations

Graph Neural Networks

Transformers

Education

PhD in Computer Vision, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, or related quantitative discipline

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Waymo LLC seeks a PhD candidate for a software internship in computer vision, robotics and ML. You will design and train models, run experiments, and collaborate with research mentors and engineers to advance the Waymo Driver.

Pursuing a PhD in CV, robotics, EE, ML or related field with strong Python skills and experience in PyTorch or TensorFlow. Hybrid onsite internship in Mountain View, CA offers mentorship and real impact on autonomous driving.