Computer Vision Intern

XPeng • Santa Clara, CA

71d

About The Position

XPeng Motors is one of China's leading smart electric vehicle ("EV") company. We design, develop, manufactures and market smart EVs that are seamlessly integrated with advanced Internet, AI and autonomous driving technologies. We are committed to in-house R&D and intelligent manufacturing to create a better mobility experience for our customers. We strive to transform smart electric vehicles with technology and data, shaping the mobility experience of the future.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields
• Able to do full-time internship onsite in SV office this summer and fall
• Track-record R&D experience in one of the computer vision topics: vision-large-language-model, multimodality foundation model, action recognition, open vocabulary detection, zero-shot object detection/segmentation/tracking, face recognition, 3D reconstruction
• Excellent programming skills and knowledge of C++ or Python
• Familiar with OpenCV, Numpy and any deep learning frameworks: PyTorch, Tensorflow, etc.
• Ability to root-cause engineering failures and optimize algorithm over non-idealities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience with delivering product in one of the following topics: face detection, face recognition, pose estimation, 3D reconstruction, action recognition (driver monitoring)
• Knowledge in linear algebra, classic computer vision/image processing
• Publications in top-tier CV/ML venues: CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR
• Experience with GPU programming

Responsibilities

• Design and implement vision large language models for autonomous driving or intelligent cabin functions
• Research and explore vLLM and foundation model algorithms, targeting top academic publication
• Test, debug, and optimization to generate robust and efficient vision algorithms
• Work with cross-functional teams on product definition, human-machine interaction (HMI) and HW/SW integration

Benefits

• A fun, supportive and engaging environment
• Opportunity to make significant impact on transportation revolution by the means of advancing autonomous driving
• Opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies with the top talent in the field
• Competitive compensation package
• Snacks, lunches and fun activities

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Repair and Maintenance
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees