Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, World Action Model
Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Internship · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States - Education
- Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Researches, implements, and evaluates world action models for end-to-end autonomous driving and helps improve the Waymo World Model.
What you'll do
- Research, implement, and evaluate world action models for end-to-end autonomous driving.
- Collaborate with research and engineering teams to improve the Waymo World Model.
- Conduct research and potentially share findings through technical reports or publications.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong publication record in top-tier AI/ML or robotics conferences.
- Hands-on experience training and evaluating deep learning models for autonomous driving or robotics applications.
- Strong Python skills, expertise in modern deep learning frameworks, and deep understanding of modern neural network architectures and learning paradigms.
Nice to have
- Experience with diffusion / flow matching models, world action models, autonomous driving datasets, or open-source foundation models.
Pay
$85–$85 USD hourly pay (base salary)
Tools
Python, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow
AI focus
Develops and evaluates world action models and contributes to the Waymo World Model for autonomous driving.
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