2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Perception, Model Lifecycle

Waymo · Mountain View, CA, USA

Posted Oct 12, 2026

Est. total comp~$40/hr

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Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

The Perception team builds the system which learns the spatial-temporal representation and their semantic meanings of the surrounding environment of the self-driving car, i.e., the system that “perceives” the world around the car. We work jointly with downstream teams on the optimization and integration into the Waymo Driver. We conduct our own research to address real-world problems and collaborate with research teams at Alphabet. …

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Lidar
Spark

Education: Enrolled in or recently finished a master's program

Skills and tools: Python, Machine learning, Computer vision, Deep learning, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Lidar, Robotics, Spark

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Controls and kinematics
Perception and sensor fusion
C++ and Python
Path planning
Field testing robots

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I can do Controls and kinematics on the job, or have used it in a class or project I can do Perception and sensor fusion on the job, or have used it in a class or project I can do C++ and Python on the job, or have used it in a class or project I can do Path planning on the job, or have used it in a class or project I can do Field testing robots on the job, or have used it in a class or project I have a project or work sample I could show an interviewer My resume is tailored to this kind of role I've practiced answering interview questions for this kind of job

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