2026 Summer Intern, PhD, Perception Semantics jobs in United States
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Waymo · 4 months ago

2026 Summer Intern, PhD, Perception Semantics

positionMountain View, California, USA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$60.10/hr - $60.10/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Summer

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The internship role involves working on advanced projects related to machine learning models that enhance the Waymo Driver's perception and decision-making capabilities. Interns will have the opportunity to collaborate with industry leaders and contribute to significant projects within the company.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
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Responsibilities

3D object detection and tracking
Open vocabulary detection applying world knowledge models
3D occupancy detection
Semantic segmentation
Large-scale foundation models
Pre-training and self-supervised learning through forecasting

Qualification

Machine LearningPythonJAXPyTorchTensorFlowDistributed systemsLarge model inferenceTransformer-based modelsProgramRoboticsSemantic segmentation3D object detectionSelf-supervised learning

Required

Enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Robotics, or a similar technical field of study
Hands-on experience with Python
Experience building ML models using JAX, PyTorch, or Tensorflow

Preferred

Experience with distributed systems
Experience with large model inference or training
Experience profiling Transformer-based models

Benefits

Participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs

Company

Waymo

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Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
dateFounded in 2009
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://waymo.com

H1B Sponsorship

Waymo has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.1B
Key Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M

Leadership Team

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Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Annabel Chang
Head of State Policy & Government Relations
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