AI Research Intern, Autodesk
3D design, engineering & entertainment software
Job no longer available
3D design, engineering & entertainment software
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower innovators with design and make technology so they can achieve the new possible.
Role
Who you are
- Full-time student pursuing an MS or PhD (preferred) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Design, Applied Mathematics, or a related field
- Broad understanding of machine learning, deep learning, and reasoning systems
- Strong programming skills in Python, with proficiency in PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Demonstrated experience in conducting, analyzing, and communicating research
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to collaborate in cross-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Expertise in an area such as natural language processing, computer vision, 2D/3D geometry representation learning, reinforcement learning, graph neural networks, unsupervised/self-supervised learning, meta-learning, and/or generative models
- Strong command of modern AI, including foundation models or multimodal models
- Distinguished research achievements, such as intellectual property filings, awards, and leading authorship in top-tier venues (including but not limited to major ML/AI conferences, workshops, and journals)
- Demonstrated programming experience through professional roles, internships, hackathons, or contributions to open-source repositories (e.g., GitHub)
- Experience wrangling large, complex, high-dimensional data for large-scale training
- Proven ability to tackle complex challenges independently
- Passion for bridging AI reasoning with real-world AEC design and simulation workflows
What the job involves
- As an Intern in Autodesk Research's AI Lab, you will explore how large language models (LLMs) and intelligent multi-agent systems can enable advanced reasoning in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC)
- You'll help design AI systems that reason over complex, multimodal design problems — integrating spatial, quantitative, textual, and procedural knowledge — to make the built world smarter, safer, and more sustainable
- Our team combines expertise in machine learning, computational design, simulation, and AEC workflows. This project focuses on developing methods for structured reasoning and collaboration among AI agents, inspired by how human experts coordinate across design, engineering, and planning tasks
- The goal is to advance AI systems that can analyze, critique, and generate design alternatives grounded in real-world AEC contexts. Autodesk's AI Lab actively publishes at NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, and CVPR, and collaborates with leading academic and industry partners. Interns join a vibrant research community combining academic freedom with direct product impact
- Develop and execute a research agenda focused on advancing AI reasoning and multimodal learning in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC)
- Create and refine cutting-edge algorithms, drawing from multiple aproaches in artificial intelligence
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers across diverse disciplines, including communicating research plans, progress, and results
- Explore methods for structured reasoning and collaborative problem-solving among intelligent systems
- Shape the future of Autodesk's architecture, engineering, and construction products through published research and practical applications
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Autodesk supplies software that enables teams to collaborate, design, simulate, and fabricate their ideas in 3D, serving a range of industries such as engineering, product design, and entertainment. Founded in 1982, the company first delivered the AutoCAD system, a commercial computer-aided design and drafting software application, that is still seeing updated releases to this day.
Over 100 million people use Autodesk software across various industries and applications – in some of which it remains nearly irreplaceable. The company has an impressive history of diversification, which it continues to this day. For example, the 2022 acquisition of Moxion, a cloud-based platform for digital dailies used by leading filmmakers, bolstered the company’s offerings for the media and entertainment industry.
The rise of AR and VR technologies is driving modern growth in the computer-aided design market, creating space for Autodesk to expand further. Additionally, a shift to the popular SaaS model positions the company to seek further success.
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Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Andrew Anagnost
(CEO & President)Has worked at the company since 1997, including as CMO and Senior Vice President of Business Strategy and Marketing. Became CEO in 2017.
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