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2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Perception Systems Engineering: Pedestrian Detection Precision
Waymo · San Francisco, CA · Posted 38 days ago
Waymo's Systems Engineering team works together to blend software and hardware systems in groundbreaking new ways. We set the high performance standards that ensure our vehicles run smoothly and keep passengers safe, then design and perform the tests that validate that performance. We're looking for talented teammates who’ll help us maintain strong teamwork and are passionate about driving results.
- Determine and author requirements and verification items for detection models that cover pedestrians near the Waymo vehicle.
- Collect and analyze data from existing logs and/or structured tests to test these requirements and identify false-positive clusters.
- Run evaluations and triage results to track performance and identify release-over-release changes.
- Leverage the evaluation framework you build to highlight areas with headroom and help the Perception teams hillclimb.
- Currently pursuing a PhD in a technical field, such as Engineering, Physics, CS, etc.
- Software engineering fundamentals
- Familiarity with systems engineering, particularly the logical flow of requirements to tests
- Experience handling large data sets/queries (e.g., SQL, Python) and/or automating test flows
- Understanding of the fundamentals of an autonomous vehicle stack, including the data pipeline from sensors to Perception
- Existing knowledge/skills/experience related to the autonomous vehicle industry or other similar forms of automation
Hourly PhD Pay $85 — $85 USD
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