Systems Engineer Internship/Co-op, Waabi
Summer 2026
AI-powered self-driving technology
Be an early applicant
AI-powered self-driving technology
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To bring commercially viable self-driving technology to society.
Role
Who you are
- Working towards a BSc, MSc, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar technical field of study
- Demonstrated software engineering experience: through previous internships, work experience, coursework, and personal initiatives
- Proven capabilities of functional software with Python and/or Rust
- A strong passion for robotics systems and an intuitive understanding of actual electro-mechanical problems in the context of self-driving or robotics
Desirable
- Prior experience or participation in a Formula SAE, Baja SAE, or other relevant robotics/vehicle competition
- Experience with physics-based simulation environments for vehicle dynamics and controls
- Knowledge of low-level systems, including C++ or Robotics Operating Systems (ROS).Familiarity with Generative AI / Large Language Models (LLMs) APIs
What the job involves
- The Summer Internship is expected to start May/June 2026 and continue on a full-time basis (40 hours/week) to August/September 2026
- Be part of the Platform Requirements and Verification team, collaborating with multidisciplinary Engineers and Research Scientists to enable safe self-driving at scale
- Focus on Software Development for tools to support the Platform team's validation and verification (V&V) activities with emphasis on: vehicle dynamics and control simulation for Autonomous Vehicle (AV) systems and use of Large Language Models (LLMs) for generating requirements and verification, as-well, as test environments
- Receive hands-on work experience in identifying system requirements, building simulation environments, and deploying software
- Work closely and learn Systems Engineering, Architecture Design, Requirements and Verification
Application process
- To be considered for an internship/co-op, please add your most up to date academic transcripts alongside your resume for further review
Our take
Autonomous vehicle technology is rapidly developing and many sectors are recognizing its value. However, whilst the self-driving industry has made significant advancements there is much more that can be done. There are challenges in this space surrounding scale and developing commercially viable self-driving technology.
Waabi hopes to tackle these challenges and be the leader in self-driving technology with their "AI first approach". The company said that combined with a closed-loop simulator, this approach will allow both common driving scenarios and safety-critical edge cases to be tested at scale - solving one of the key issues in the industry.
Waabi has a growing partnership with Volvo too, with is a major boost for its future. The two companies have co-developed a new Volvo VNL Autonomous truck that pairs VOlvo's purpose-built autonomy platform with Waabi's end-to-end AI driving system, sensors, and compute. Volvo has also backed Waabi financially through its venture arm, giving Waabi both manufacturing support and long-term investment. Toget, erhjtis puts Waabi in a position to scale and move towards fully driverless trucking quicker.
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Insights
81% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2024
$200m
SERIES B
Jun 2021
$72.4m
SERIES A
Total funding: $272.4m
Leadership
Raquel Urtasun
(Founder & CEO)Previously worked at Uber as Chief Scientist, Head of Uber ATG R&D. Is also a professor at the University of Toronto.
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