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Stack AV · 2 weeks ago

Research Intern (PhD), Autonomy

Pittsburgh, PA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Summer

Stack AV is developing revolutionary AI and advanced autonomous systems aimed at enhancing safety and efficiency in the trucking transportation industry. They are seeking a PhD intern to contribute to cutting-edge research in areas such as 3D perception, automatic mapping, and deep decision making, while collaborating with industry leaders.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesTransportation

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Dive into cutting-edge research challenges and contribute to breakthroughs that directly shape the future of our technology

Qualification

PythonC++Machine LearningComputer VisionPyTorchReinforcement LearningDeep LearningResearch ExcellenceTeam Collaboration

Required

Currently enrolled in a PhD program in a relevant field (3+ years into program preferred)

Strong programming skills in Python or C++

Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch

Strong foundation in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Simulation, Reinforcement Learning

Ability to develop, train, and validate AI/CV/ML models

Experience in SOTA deep learning techniques, e.g. multi-modal foundational models

Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment

Preferred

Track record of research excellence demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, or publications at top conferences such as CVPR, ICCV, ICRA, IROS, etc

Strong track-record of published research

Strong programming experience using python and pytorch

Prior software engineering or research experience in an internship, work experience, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. GitHub)