2027 Summer Intern, Machine Learning, MS/PhD, Simulation Realism (World Model)
About The Position
Waymo is hiring a 2027 summer Machine Learning intern to work on simulation realism and world models for autonomous driving. The intern will contribute to research and development of generative models and unified spatiotemporal representations for video and physical-world simulation, aiming to improve temporal consistency, physical realism, and inference speed in closed-loop simulation. The role involves collaborating with mentors and researchers at Waymo and Google frontier AI labs, adapting foundation world models, and bringing research prototypes into Waymo’s simulation pipeline. This is a hybrid onsite internship for candidates currently pursuing an MS or PhD in a relevant field. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the role is filled.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing an MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Robotics, or a related field.
- Solid background in deep learning and computer vision, with hands-on experience in modern generative modeling such as diffusion models, flow matching, VAEs, or transformers.
- Strong Python coding skills.
- Practical experience training and debugging models in PyTorch or JAX.
Nice To Haves
- Prior research or projects in video generation, world models, or generalized 3D/4D scene representations.
- Exposure to 3D computer vision, multi-view geometry, physical or geometric priors, or multimodal sensor data such as Camera, LiDAR, or Radar.
- Contributions to open-source projects or publications in ML, vision, or robotics venues such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, or ICML.
Responsibilities
- Implement, train, and evaluate generative models for video and physical-world simulation.
- Experiment with unified 3D/4D and spatiotemporal representations that generalize across scenes, vehicle platforms, and sensor modalities.
- Investigate conditioning, fine-tuning, and distillation methods to improve temporal consistency, physical realism, and inference speed for closed-loop simulation.
- Partner with mentors and researchers across Waymo and Google frontier AI labs to adapt foundation world models and integrate research prototypes into Waymo’s simulation pipeline.
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in the Company’s benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
