2026 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Systems Engineer, Rider Comfort

Waymo interns partner with leaders in the industry on projects that create impact to the company. We believe learning is a two-way street: applying your knowledge while providing you with opportunities to expand your skill-set. Interns are an important part of our culture and our recruiting pipeline. Join us at Waymo for a fun and rewarding internship!

You will:

• Develop a systems approach to rider comfort, focusing on motion control issues (e.g. jerky motion, improper speed, avoiding potholes).
• Research prior art in comfort among industry, academia, and intra-Waymo (existing features & metrics).
• Develop metrics to measure comfort. Write SQL to query large-scale over Waymo’s 2,000+ vehicle fleet. Look for trends and correlations (e.g. surface street vs highway).
• Draft requirements to formalize testable performance expectations. Consult with test engineers to establish V&V methods.
• Propose driving behavior changes. Work with SWEs to implement proof of concept, and run simulation or in-vehicle eval to measure improvements or regressions.

You have:

• Python or other scripting language (e.g. R, MATLAB, JavaScript)
• Statistics or data science or signal processing
• Newtonian physics (F=ma) or biomechanics or kinesiology or other dynamics/mechanics
• User experience (UX) or other human factors / physiological coursework
• Technical writing

We prefer:

• SQL or other query language
• Automotive, aerospace, or controls engineering
• Vehicle dynamics or other advanced physics / dynamics coursework
• Eager to work with cross-functional groups on a multi-faceted ambiguous problem.

Note: This will be a hybrid onsite internship position. We will accept resumes on a rolling basis until the role is filled. To be in consideration for multiple roles, you will need to apply to each one individually - please apply to the top 3 roles you are interested in.