CareerPlan

PhD Research Intern, Physical AI - Foundation Models - 2027

US, CA, Santa ClaraInternship2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10

Core

Researching generative AI, multimodal foundation models, world models, and embodied AI for robotics, autonomous driving, and smart spaces.

Role type

PhD Research Intern (Physical AI / Foundation Models)

Builds

Algorithms for video understanding/generation, action-conditioned simulation, multimodal reasoning, and policy learning.

Domain

Robotics, Autonomous Driving, Generative AI, Multimodal Learning

Deliverable

research

Required skills

Generative AI, Computer Vision, Multimodal Learning, Robotics, Reinforcement Learning, Python, PyTorch

Preferred skills

Large-scale foundation model training, Video models, VLMs, World models, Distributed training, Simulation

Technologies

PyTorch, Python

Responsibilities

Conduct research in generative AI and multimodal foundation models; Develop algorithms for video understanding and simulation; Train and evaluate large-scale models using video, image, and robotics data; Collaborate with researchers and engineers across AI and robotics teams; Publish research at top conferences.