Waymo

2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Safety Research, Human Behavior Analytics

Waymo$176K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong research background in cognitive science or neuroscience
  • Expertise in AI and machine learning
  • Proven computational skills in mathematics and coding
  • Experience with mechanistic interpretability preferred

Responsibilities

  • Survey advancements in digital neuroscience and mechanistic interpretability
  • Develop models that accurately represent human driving behaviors
  • Explore methods for interpreting and explaining model mechanisms
  • Investigate collision avoidance strategies and road user interactions
  • Demonstrate visual behavior understanding in model outputs

Benefits

  • Direct impact on solving challenging problems
  • Competitive compensation with housing/relocation bonus
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Engaging intern events and networking opportunities
  • Complimentary meals and snacks on-site
  • Access to transportation services like Google shuttles
  • Onsite gym for fitness and wellness
Full Job Description
You will:
  • Survey the state-of-the-art in digital neuroscience / cognitive science and mechanistic interpretability
  • Develop models able to represent some select aspects of human driving behavior not typically accounted for by existing data-driven ML models (e.g., collision avoidance, road user interaction or visual behavior)
  • Explore and demonstrate different ways in which the internal mechanisms of these models can be interpreted and explained


You have:
  • A strong research background and expertise in cognitive science and / or neuroscience
  • Expertise in contemporary AI and machine learning
  • Strong documented computational skills (math and coding)


We prefer:
  • Specific experience from research on mechanistic interpretability

General Perks:
  • Help solve challenging problems with a direct impact on the company
  • Competitive compensation packages with a housing/relocation bonus (if applicable)
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Fun intern events and networking opportunities

Onsite Perks:
  • Free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
  • Free access to Google shuttles
  • Onsite gym


Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position. We will accept resumes on a rolling basis until the role is filled. To be in consideration for multiple roles, you will need to apply to each one individually - please apply to the top 3 roles you are interested in.

The expected hourly rate for this full-time position is listed below. Interns are also eligible to participate in the Company's generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.

Hourly PhD Pay

$85-$85 USD

About Waymo

Waymo LLC is a self-driving technology development company. It is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. Waymo develops autonomous driving technology and provides ride-hailing services through its Waymo One program. The company has been testing its self-driving technology on public roads since 2009 and has logged millions of miles of autonomous driving. Waymo has partnerships with several automakers and has been working on developing autonomous trucks for use in logistics.
Learn more about Waymo
Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2009

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