Vision Foundation Model Research Intern

Intrinsic•Mountain View, CA

12h

About The Position

Intrinsic is an AI robotics group at Google aiming to reimagine the potential of industrial robotics. Our team believes that advances in AI, perception and simulation will redefine what’s possible for industrial robotics in the near future – with software and data at the core. Our mission is to make industrial robotics intelligent, accessible, and usable for millions more businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers. We are a dynamic team of engineers, roboticists, designers, and technologists who are passionate about unlocking the creative and economic potential of industrial robotics. Role We are seeking a highly motivated intern to build state-of-the-art vision foundation models for industrial robotics. You will design, train and test your own vision foundation models with the goal of achieving state-of-the-art results in a given task and deploying it with our industrial customers.

Requirements

Master’s student in Computer Science or related field required (PhD’s students preferred).
Knowledge and proficiency in python, specifically using PyTorch or Jax.
Familiarity with training foundation models across multiple nodes.
Experience or interest in creating end-to-end robotics applications or have built/integrated robotic hardware (i.e. workcells) in industry.
Ability to debug, launch, and troubleshoot training and inference jobs.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Contribute towards the development of robotics software (including our platform Flowstate).
Collaborate with a team of experienced professionals in modern software development practices.
Explore and implement deep learning models in python, specifically using PyTorch or Jax.
See your foundation models impact different customers in industrial robotics.