Remote ML Research Intern - AI for AEC Projects

Autodesk, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12-week paid internship

Flexible workplace

Job summary

Autodesk Research in Boston seeks a PhD Researcher Intern in machine learning to advance AI for the AEC industry. You will own a research problem, design graph/temporal models, and validate results on real-world project data.

Collaboration with researchers and domain experts will shape Autodesk's AI for workflows. The 12-week paid internship runs Feb 1–Apr 30, 2027, with flexible workplace options and opportunities for publication and tech talks.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a PhD program with graduation date no sooner than April 2027.
• Experience with graph ML on heterogeneous knowledge graphs and related models.
• Experience with time-varying data and uncertainty-aware prediction.
• Strong Python and PyTorch skills; ability to explain results clearly.

Responsibilities

• Define and investigate an open ML/AI research question for AEC data.
• Design and train AI models including graph-based and temporal models.
• Build models with uncertainty estimates and evaluate against baselines.
• Prepare data from multiple sources and document results for publication

Skills

Graph machine learning

Python

PyTorch / PyTorch Geometric

DGL

Graph neural networks

Time-series / temporal graphs

Uncertainty estimation

Explain technical results

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Neo4j / Cypher

PyTorch

PyTorch Geometric

DGL

Job description

Autodesk Research in Boston seeks a PhD Researcher Intern in machine learning to advance AI for the AEC industry. You will own a research problem, design graph/temporal models, and validate results on real-world project data.

Collaboration with researchers and domain experts will shape Autodesk's AI for workflows. The 12-week paid internship runs Feb 1–Apr 30, 2027, with flexible workplace options and opportunities for publication and tech talks.