Machine Learning Engineer Intern, Autonomy Behavior

Zooxs internship program provides hands-on experiences with state of the art technology mentorship from some of the industrys brightest minds and the opportunity to play a part in our success. Internships at Zoox are reserved for those who demonstrate outstanding academic performance activities outside their course work aptitude curiosity and a passion for Zooxs mission.

The Autonomy Behavior group at Zoox develops the planning and control systems that enable the vehicle to make safe comfortable and efficient driving decisions. These engineers work on planner capabilities control systems behavior compute and integration onboard behavior model architectures and data optimization to ensure our robotaxi drives safely and naturally in complex urban environments.

As an MLE Intern working on Autonomy Behavior you may be assigned to one of the following teams :

On the Hydra team you will explore ways to improve introspection for the ML planner as well as improve model performance. This team is developing a hybrid planning system that combines a learned planner component with a search based supervisor this role you will be exploring improving the introspectability of the learned planner as well improving the performance through experiments. You will have the opportunity to learn from world class experts on Imitation Learning Reinforcement Learning and potential to demonstrate your work both in simulation and on our robots.

On the Onboard Behavior Encoder team you will be responsible for modeling and scaling ML architectures that enable behavior decision processes in autonomous this role youll explore novel approaches to behavior modeling including research at the intersection of LLM models and motion planning systems. Youll drive performance improvements through rigorous experimentation and have the opportunity to work alongside world-class ML researchers and autonomous driving experts. Your contributions will directly influence how our vehicles navigate complex real-world scenarios.

On the Prediction Integration team you will be a key contributor to the autonomous vehicles real-world driving behavior by improving the performance of the ML Planner. This role offers the chance to develop innovative methods for analyzing and explaining the ML Planners decisions. You will also benefit from learning directly from leading experts in autonomous driving and ML research.

Requirements :

• Currently working towards a B.S. M.S. Ph.D. or advanced degree in a relevant engineering program
• Must be returning to school to continue your education upon completing this internship
• Good academic standing
• Able to commit to a 12-week internship beginning in May or June of 2026.
• At least one previous industry internship co-op or project completed in a relevant area
• Ability to relocate to the Bay Area California for the duration of the internship
• Interns at Zoox may not use any proprietary information they are working on as part of their thesis any published work with their university or to be distributed to anyone outside of Zoox

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Compensation :

The monthly salary range for this position is $5500 to $9500. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level of education. Additional benefits may include medical insurance and a housing stipend (relocation assistance will be offered based on eligibility).

About Zoox

Zoox is developing the first ground-up fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics machine learning and design Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. Were looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.

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Required Experience :

Intern

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Intern

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 5500 - 9500