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Research Scientist Intern, On-Device AI Model Optimization (PhD)

Meta· Artificial Intelligence
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Menlo Park, CA$7.7k/mo - $12.7k/moInternPosted 4d ago

About the role

Internship focused on researching and developing efficient on-device AI models for AR/VR applications, with emphasis on model optimization under tight compute, memory, and power constraints.

Responsibilities

  • Define, plan, and execute cutting-edge deep learning research to advance AR/VR experiences.
  • Develop novel deep learning techniques to achieve state-of-the-art accuracy for large language models (LLMs), multimodal models, and reasoning models within on-device resource and real-time execution constraints.
  • Collaborate with research scientists and software engineers to develop model optimization techniques, such as quantization, compression, and pruning, for vision, speech, user interfaces, and other applications.
  • Partner with software and hardware engineers to develop trade-off curves between model accuracy and runtime requirements, including latency and energy consumption.
  • Clearly communicate experimental results and recommendations to the team and cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

  • Currently holds or is pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
  • Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
  • Experience developing machine learning solutions
  • Programming experience and experience using deep learning frameworks to prototype ideas

Skills

Required:PhD candidateMachine learningDeep learning frameworks
Nice to have:On-device optimization

Benefits

  • In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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