2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Weather Perception
About The Position
Waymo’s Weather and Degraded Roads Perception team develops features that help the autonomous driving system operate safely and comfortably in rain, fog, snow, ice, potholes, unpaved roads, trenches, and construction sites. The team collaborates with planning and control teams to define vehicle behavior in these conditions. Its work includes designing perception features, developing and retraining machine-learning models, and building hybrid onboard/offboard systems to coordinate fleetwide behavior. The team also works with Vision Language Models to support appropriate driving behavior in long-tail situations. The intern will research and implement machine-learning perception solutions for Waymo’s self-driving stack, develop applied research solutions for data-scarce challenges in weather perception, and collaborate across functions with the onboard software team. This is a hybrid onsite internship. The position is full-time and offers hourly pay of $70 for master’s students or $85 for PhD students. Interns may participate in company benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing an MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or an equivalent field.
- Experience with machine-learning applications, including transformer applications and machine-learning evaluation techniques.
- Experience with Python programming.
- Experience reading and implementing machine-learning algorithms from academic papers.
- Familiarity with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or JAX.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with classical computer vision or computational geometry.
- Submissions to relevant robotics, machine-learning, or computer-vision conferences, such as ICML, RSS, IROS, CoRL, or CVPR.
- Experience with real-time robotic systems.
- Experience with C++ programming.
Responsibilities
- Research and implement novel machine-learning perception solutions for Waymo’s self-driving stack.
- Develop applied research solutions to data-scarce challenges in Waymo’s weather space.
- Participate in cross-functional discussion and development with the Waymo onboard software team.
Benefits
- Interns are 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
