PhD Intern, Applied Research Scientist, Perception, Critical Object Detection

Key Skills

AI Robotic systems, AI technology, Autonomous vehicles, C Programming, C++, Cloud computing, Data science techniques, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, MATLAB Programming, Python Programming, PyTorch, R Programming, Scala Programming, SQL, TensorFlow

Job Description

Cruisers have the opportunity to grow and develop while learning from leaders at the forefront of their fields. With a culture of internal mobility, there's an opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines. This is a place for dreamers and doers to succeed.

If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, join us.

Critical Object Detection team is responsible for building the best 3D object detection in the world for the AV’s critical objects: pedestrians, bikes, and vehicles. The intern will work closely with the senior engineers in the team to develop new deep learning techniques for improving our detection performance. They will also have the opportunity of collaborating with more teams to learn more about our infra and AV stack and build scalable efficient solutions. Enabling our vehicles to understand the world is critical to our mission and ability to deploy at scale. Our fleet of vehicles provides robust data sets that you can leverage to prototype radically new models and push novel solutions into production.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Explore, prototype, validate, and iterate new models and algorithms
• Support productizing and deploying solutions to self-driving vehicles
• Invent pragmatic long term and stable software solutions to complex problems
• Collaborate with other engineers to come up with creative solutions
• Create tooling that encourages software engineering best-practices
• Present results and share learnings across multiple teams

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE:

• Pursuing PhD in computer vision, machine learning or a related field with multiple research publications in top conferences or journals.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++
• Experience using deep-learning frameworks, e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Passionate about self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world

BONUS POINTS!

• Experience in deploying algorithms and models into real-world environments
• Experience owning or working on Open Source projects
• Experience working with time series problems

The hourly range for this position is $28.00 - 68.00/hour. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.

WHY CRUISE?

• Intern program elements:
  • Ownership of impactful project work
  • Mentorship and training
  • Networking events

• Intern perks:
• Competitive compensation 
• Company paid holidays
• Healthy meals and snacks provided for non-remote employees

• We’re Integrated
• Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

• We’re Funded
• GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price & Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.

• We’re Independent
• We have our own governance, board of directors, equity, and investors. Our independence allows us to not just work on the edge of technology, but also define it.

• We’re Safety Conscious
• We integrate #staysafe, our top priority at Cruise, into our everyday work. Through our Safety Management System, every Cruiser is asked to do their part by reporting any potential issues or hazards they observe and making continuous improvements. You’ll be able to contribute to safety at Cruise, no matter your job function or title.