Human Interactive Driving Research Intern, Perception for Driving at the Limits (AI)

Location: Hybrid, in-office role at the headquarters in Los Altos, California, United States. The 12-week Summer 2027 internship includes experiments with high-performance vehicles on a closed racetrack.

Salary: $45–$65/hour for California-based roles.

Company

hirify.global develops tools and capabilities in AI, robotics, driving, and material sciences to improve the quality of human life.

What you will do

• Develop perception, modeling, embodied reasoning, and/or control algorithms for high-performance driving.
• Implement, deploy, and evaluate models and algorithms on high-performance vehicles.
• Conduct research experiments and validate methods on real hardware and closed racetracks.
• Present results in written and verbal form internally and at international conferences.

Requirements

• Ph.D. candidate in computer vision, machine learning, robotics, embodied reasoning, or a related field.
• Proficiency in at least one of Python, C++, ROS(2), PyTorch, or JAX.
• Experience with geometric foundation models, LiDAR/visual inertial odometry stacks, and/or Bayesian filtering methods.
• Experience deploying algorithms on real-world platforms.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Strong interest in advancing vehicle autonomy and embodied AI.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid 12-week Summer 2027 internship with a hybrid, in-office work arrangement.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off, including holiday pay and sick time.
• Work is conducted within a research team advancing vehicle safety, performance, and autonomous driving.

Hiring process

• Include links to relevant open-source contributions or technical project write-ups with the application.