# Research Intern - Reinforcement Learning, Self-Driving

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** AI Research
**Skills:** Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Robotics, Self-Play Rl, Vla Post-Training, Neural Simulation, Reward Learning, Research Publications
**Posted:** 2026-05-27

> Research intern focused on reinforcement learning for autonomous driving and robotics. Current PhD or MSc student in ML, CV, or robotics conducting novel RL research and publishing at top-tier conferences.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Conduct research on reinforcement learning (RL) related topics including large-scale self-play RL, VLA post-training, large-scale closed-loop RL based on neural simulation with applications to autonomous driving
- Dive into fundamental topics on RL with broader applications and potential imitative behavior learning incorporation, and relevant topics such as reward learning
- Work closely with Research Scientists and Engineers on high quality research publications for submission to top-tier conferences

## Requirements
- Strong research background and skills on relevant topics, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects
- Current PhD (or MSc) studies in machine learning, computer vision and graphics, robotics
- Passion for next-generation, scalable autonomy and robotics

## Nice-to-Haves
- None specified

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