Perception Machine Learning Intern

Job Description

Here’s the enriched job description for the Perception Machine Learning Intern role at Woven by Toyota:

About Woven by Toyota

Woven by Toyota is at the forefront of Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovation for societal benefit, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation, redefining what “mobility” encompasses and how it serves society.

Our work is structured around four core pillars:

• AD/ADAS: Our autonomous driving and advanced driver-assist technologies.
• Arene: Our software development platform specifically designed for software-defined vehicles.
• Woven City: A dynamic test course for pioneering mobility solutions.
• Cloud & AI: The foundational digital infrastructure that powers our collaborative efforts.

Business-critical functions are essential to empower these teams, and together, we are dedicated to achieving one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.

The Perception Team & Your Role

At Woven by Toyota, we tackle a diverse array of challenging problems, from solving optimization problems in 3D geometric computer vision and minimizing latency on hardware accelerators, to designing novel neural network architectures and advancing the state-of-the-art in Machine Learning (ML) for perception, prediction, and motion planning.

The Perception team is actively seeking a strong candidate in machine learning to join our 2025 intern program. As an intern, you will collaborate with our world-class machine learning engineers to push the boundaries of our state-of-the-art perception system for autonomous driving. Your future colleagues are experts in autonomous driving ML, with extensive experience in developing and deploying deep learning models across the entire software stack. This presents an exceptional opportunity to learn from industry leaders and make a significant impact on society.

What We’ll Give You

The primary objective of this internship is for you to gain hands-on industry experience and conduct cutting-edge research within the domain of autonomous driving. You will have access to our mature machine learning infrastructure and a massive amount of data to experiment with, ultimately aiming to improve our system. The focus will be on research and the ultimate deployment of your work onto our prototype vehicles, which you will have the unique opportunity to experience on public roads.

Woven by Toyota internships are meticulously structured to ensure your growth both technically and professionally. You will:

• Work on real projects that directly impact future key results of our mission.
• Receive constant feedback with clear goals.
• Be fully supported by dedicated mentors and managers.
• Present the results of your project to the team and other interested stakeholders at the conclusion of the internship.

Responsibilities

• Engage in Perception ML model R&D, including prototyping, validating, and iterating on both existing and novel model architectures.
• Own the end-to-end development of new model functionality, encompassing initial development, optimization, production platform validation, and fine-tuning based on metrics and real-world road performance.
• Demonstrate a team player mentality and a strong “get things done” attitude.
• Produce a final report and present your findings to the autonomy team.
• Collaborate closely with other Perception team members, as well as with upstream and downstream customer teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Masters or PhD degree with a research focus in: Computer Vision, Robotics, or Deep Learning.
• Strong programming skills in Python and expertise in ML development with PyTorch.
• Proven ability to develop ML models.
• Extensive experience in deep learning.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and precisely.
• Passionate about self-driving car technology and its potential to benefit humanity.
• Ability to commit to a 12-week internship beginning in May or June of 2026.

Compensation & Logistics

• The base pay for this position ranges from $30 – $55 per hour.
• This internship is a temporary, non-permanent position designed to provide practical experience and valuable learning opportunities.
• The duration of the internship is 12 weeks.
• The total compensation offered will be dependent upon the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and level.

Our Commitment

• We are an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity.
• Any information we receive from you will be used solely for the hiring and onboarding process. Please refer to our privacy notice for more details.