2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Perception Systems Engineering: Pedestrian Detection Precision
Core
Define requirements and verification items for pedestrian detection models, analyze logs to identify false positives, and evaluate performance to guide Perception team improvements.
Role type
Summer intern, PhD-level systems engineering (perception)
Builds
Verification frameworks and evaluation metrics for autonomous vehicle perception systems
Domain
Autonomous driving / Perception systems
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Systems engineering fundamentals, Requirements definition, Data analysis, Software engineering fundamentals
Preferred skills
SQL, Python, Large dataset handling, Test automation, Autonomous vehicle stack knowledge
Responsibilities
Author requirements and verification items for pedestrian detection models, Collect and analyze data from logs to identify false-positive clusters, Run evaluations and triage results to track performance, Leverage evaluation framework to highlight areas for improvement