Phys AI & Robotics Research Intern - Spring 2027

BMW Group; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance coverage

Paid time off

Hybrid work environment

Intern Vehicle Lease Program

Job summary

BMW Group invites a Spring 2027 intern to Mountain View for a hands-on role in Physical AI, robotics, and AI coding. You will scout technologies, evaluate trends, and support PoCs with partners, startups, and universities, contributing to potential BMW production and manufacturing innovations.

You will analyze data strategies, develop technology assessments, and prepare clear reports and presentations for internal stakeholders, while collaborating across production, development, and

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Scout emerging U.S.-based technologies, startups, research institutions, and industry players in Physical AI, Robotics, VLA models, and AI-enabled software development.
• Evaluate technology trends, business models, and market developments to identify opportunities for BMW production systems.
• Support benchmarking 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.
• Support planning, execution, and evaluation of PoCs with partners, startups, universities, and suppliers.
• Develop technology assessments and recommendations considering scalability, maturity, business impact, and implementation effort.
• Create management-ready reports and technology overviews to communicate scouting results and project findings.
• Collaborate with BMW stakeholders across production, technology development, and digitalization functions.
• Investigate how Physical AI and Robotics can improve cost, quality, flexibility, and productivity in future manufacturing.

Skills

Robotics

Python

PyTorch

TensorFlow

ROS

Mujoco

Isaac Sim

Data analysis

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Master's degree candidate

Tools

ROS

Mujoco

Isaac Sim

PyTorch

Job description

BMW Group invites a Spring 2027 intern to Mountain View for a hands-on role in Physical AI, robotics, and AI coding. You will scout technologies, evaluate trends, and support PoCs with partners, startups, and universities, contributing to potential BMW production and manufacturing innovations.

You will analyze data strategies, develop technology assessments, and prepare clear reports and presentations for internal stakeholders, while collaborating across production, development, and