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2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Systems Engineer, Autonomous Vehicle Networks & Diagnostics

Waymo· Software Engineering
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Mountain View, California$70/hrFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Internship in Waymo Hardware Systems Architecture focusing on real-time network monitoring, automated verification, and in-vehicle network security for autonomous vehicles. Hybrid onsite in Mountain View, CA.

Responsibilities

  • Build Real-Time Network Monitoring & Diagnostics Infrastructure: Design and build Python infrastructure to enable real-time diagnostics and health monitoring for vehicle communication networks (CAN, CAN-FD, Ethernet) across multiple autonomous vehicle platforms.
  • Develop Automated Verification Pipelines: Build automated verification and validation pipelines that evaluate vehicle network communication, diagnostic functionality, and system health across test benches and vehicle fleets.
  • Monitor & Validate Security Mechanisms: Create diagnostic checks and monitoring workflows for in-vehicle network security and cryptographic mechanisms, analyzing network performance and timing margins.
  • Build Rapidly with AI Code Generation: Leverage AI-based developer tooling and AI code generation workflows to rapidly prototype, test, and scale modular diagnostic and verification software.
  • Collaborate Across Systems Engineering Customers: Partner with Systems Architects, Network Engineers, and Vehicle Security Engineers to analyze network data, troubleshoot integration issues, and refine multi-platform vehicle requirements.

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical/Automotive Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Strong proficiency in Python for building modular software infrastructure, automated verification pipelines, and data analysis tools.
  • High fluency with AI-based tooling and AI code generation: Very comfortable and experienced with coding and building end-to-end software projects using modern AI code generation tools.
  • Solid foundational understanding of communication networks and protocols, ideally including CAN and CAN-FD.

Skills

Required:PythonAI code generation

Benefits

  • Interns are eligible to participate in the Company’s generous benefits programs, subject to eligibility requirements.
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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