CareerPlan

2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, World Action Model

Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680)Internship2026-10-02 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Research, implement, and evaluate world action models for end-to-end autonomous driving to improve the Waymo World Model.

Role type

PhD Research Intern (Autonomous Driving / World Models)

Builds

Waymo World Model (simulation environment for autonomous driving)

Domain

Autonomous Driving / Machine Learning / Robotics

Deliverable

research

Required skills

Deep learning model training and evaluation, Python, PyTorch/JAX/TensorFlow, Neural network architectures, Reinforcement learning, Generative modeling, Bayesian inference

Preferred skills

Diffusion/flow matching models, World action models, Autonomous driving datasets, Open-source foundation models

Responsibilities

Research and implement world action models, Collaborate with research and engineering teams, Conduct cutting-edge research and publish findings

Seniority

Intern, PhD candidate