Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Perception Systems Engineering: Pedestrian Detection Precision
San Francisco, California +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California, United States - Education
- Currently pursuing a PhD in a technical field.
About the job
Develop and evaluate requirements and tests for pedestrian-detection models, using vehicle data to identify false positives and track performance improvements.
What you'll do
- Author requirements and verification items for pedestrian detection near Waymo vehicles.
- Analyze logs or structured-test data to identify false-positive clusters and evaluate performance changes.
- Build evaluation frameworks to identify improvement opportunities for Perception teams.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a PhD in a technical field, such as Engineering, Physics, or CS.
- Software engineering fundamentals.
- Familiarity with systems engineering, particularly how requirements flow into tests.
Nice to have
- Experience with large datasets or queries (e.g., SQL, Python) and/or test-flow automation.
- Understanding of autonomous-vehicle systems and sensor-to-Perception data pipelines, or related industry experience.
Pay
$85 — $85 USD (hourly pay)
Tools
SQL, Python
AI focus
Evaluate pedestrian-detection models and identify areas to improve their performance.
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