CareerPlan

2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research Scientist Intern

Mountain View (US-MTV-EMF680)Internship2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Building foundation critic models for Waymo's Level 4 autonomous driving system using SOTA foundation models and research.

Role type

Research Scientist Intern (Applied Research)

Builds

Next-gen critic models for the Waymo Driver

Domain

Autonomous driving, Deep Learning, Robotics

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

LLM, VLM, VLA, Python, Pre-LLM ML, Debugging

Preferred skills

Reinforcement Learning, Modern thinking mode architectures

Technologies

SOTA foundation models, Python

Responsibilities

Leverage SOTA foundation models to build critic models, Prototype research solutions for system bottlenecks, Develop auto-researcher / RSI loop

Seniority

Intern