Vehicle Model Simulation Intern

Position Overview

• Location Type: Hybrid (Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas)
• Job Type: Internship
• Salary: Not specified

Waabi, founded by AI pioneer Raquel Urtasun, is an AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology. With a world-class team and an innovative approach, Waabi is bringing the promise of self-driving closer to commercialization. Backed by leading investors, Waabi is rapidly growing and seeking diverse, innovative candidates to impact the world. To learn more, visit: www.waabi.ai

Responsibilities

• Improve the current actuator models (steering, brake, throttle, and engine brake) to better represent their current behavior.
• Investigate better modeling of the vehicle transmission system for improved offline validation of the motion control system.
• Explore switching to higher fidelity dynamics models and compare them to current models.
• Gather new data, learn parameters, and verify the ability of new models to represent vehicle performance.
• Collaborate with a team of multidisciplinary Research Scientists and Engineers using an AI-first approach to enable safe self-driving at scale.
• Design, implement, train, and optimize vehicle dynamics and actuator models in simulation.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s/PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Robotics, or a related technical field.
• Programming Skills: Proficient in reading and coding in Python.
• Teamwork: Open-minded and collaborative team player with a willingness to help others.
• Passion: Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions.
• Experience: Demonstrated research/software engineering experience through internships, work experience, coding competitions, and/or research projects and papers.
• Background: Strong quantitative background and coursework in vehicle dynamics, signal processing, and data analysis.

Bonus Qualifications

• Previous experience working in autonomous vehicle sphere, especially in simulation.
• Experience with tractor/trailer dynamics modeling and simulation.
• Machine learning experience.

Application Instructions

• To be considered for an internship/co-op, please submit your most up-to-date academic transcripts alongside your resume for further review.

Company Information

Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!

Perks/Benefits

• Flexible hours and Work from Home support
• Daily drinks, snacks, and catered meals (when in office)
• Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events
• Benefits package continues to evolve as the company grows.

Waabi is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity.