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Fall 2026 PhD Intern - Hardware Development Engineering
Fremont, California, United States
$42-$56/hr OnsiteInternship
Western Digital
Western DigitalNASDAQ: WDC: Design and manufacture data storage devices and systems.
Currently pursuing or recently completed PhD in engineering or core science; strong critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills; ability to support photo process development, mask management, and execution of engineering projects.
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PhD Research Intern, Generative AI - 2026
Santa Clara, California, United States
$30-$94/hr OnsiteInternship
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
PhD student in CS/EE/Robotics; strong background in generative AI, computer vision, multimodal learning, robotics or RL; publications; Python and PyTorch proficiency.
Python, PyTorch
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Research Intern (PhD students)
Santa Rosa, California, United States
$50-$54/hr OnsiteInternship
Keysight Technologies
Keysight TechnologiesNYSE: KEYS: Provides electronic design, test, and simulation software and hardware.
PhD student who has completed an MS, with skills in electronics, signal processing, circuit design, embedded systems, testing, simulation, and programming in C/C++ or Python.
FPGA, DSP, C, C++, Python, MATLAB, Simulink, LTspice, ADS, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, logic analyzers, signal generators
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PhD Research Scientist Intern
San Francisco, California, United States
$157k/yr HybridMultiple Commitments Available
Canva
Canva: Online graphic design platform for creating and editing visual content.
Current PhD student, ideally in the third year or later, with human-AI interaction, conversational agents, or user-modeling research experience and strong machine-learning experimentation and coding skills.
machine learning
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PhD Research Scientist Intern
San Francisco or Sydney
$157k/yr HybridMultiple Commitments Available
Canva
Canva: Cloud-based visual communication and graphic design software platform.
Current PhD student, ideally in the third year or later, with human-AI interaction, conversational-agent, or user-modeling research experience and strong machine-learning experimentation and research coding skills.
machine learning, design agent, data processing, model training, evaluation
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Research Intern (BS/MS/PhD)
Palo Alto, California, United States
OnsiteMultiple Commitments Available
Pika
Pika: AI-powered platform for generating and editing professional videos
BS/MS/PhD-level candidates with Videogen experience; proficiency in Python and ML toolkits (PyTorch, TensorFlow); familiarity with multimodal LLMs; strong communication and research skills.
Videogen, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Multimodal large language models (MLLMs)
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Research Intern (AML) - 2026 Start (PhD)
San Jose, California, United States
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ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
PhD student in CS or related field; strong programming in Python, Golang, or C++; experience with MySQL, Redis, MQ, time-series and OLAP systems; distributed systems experience and strong communication skills.
Python, Golang, C++, MySQL, Redis, MQ, OpenTSDB, Prometheus, InfluxDB, ClickHouse, GPU
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PhD Research Intern, Generative AI - 2026
Santa Clara, California, United States
$30-$94/hr OnsiteFull Time, Internship
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
Currently pursuing a PhD in CS/EE/Robotics or related field; strong background in generative AI, computer vision, multimodal learning, robotics or RL; research publication record; Python and PyTorch skills.
Python, PyTorch
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PhD Research Intern - Volumetric Representation (Fall 2026)
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$62/hr OnsiteInternship, Full Time
Dolby Laboratories
Dolby LaboratoriesNYSE: DLB: Develops audio and video signal processing and compression technologies.
Current PhD student (1+ year in program) with research experience in volumetric representation (Gaussian Splatting); proficiency in Python and PyTorch; strong communication, collaboration, and publication record; available full-time Sept–Dec 2026.
Python, PyTorch
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PhD Research Intern - Volumetric Representation (Fall 2026)
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$62/hr OnsiteInternship, Full Time
Dolby
DolbyNYSE: DLB: Develops and licenses audio and visual entertainment technologies.
1+ YOECurrently enrolled PhD student (≥1 year), background in volumetric representation (Gaussian Splatting), proven research record, proficiency in Python and PyTorch, strong communication and collaboration skills, available full-time for a 12-week internship Sept–Dec 2026.
Python, PyTorch
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Researcher Intern (Vision and Graphics) - 2026 Start (PhD)
San Jose, California, United States
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TikTok
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
PhD student in CS or related field, able to commit 12+ weeks in Summer 2026; strong research track record in computer vision/graphics/ML, programming ability, teamwork, and independent work; publications preferred.
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Research Scientist Intern, FAIR - Language & Multimodal Foundations (PhD)
Menlo Park or Seattle or New York
$8k-$12k/mo HybridInternship
Meta
MetaNASDAQ: META: Develops social networking platforms and virtual reality technologies.
PhD in NLP/ML/AI or related field; research experience; Python/C++ skills; work authorization in country of employment
Python, C++
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Motion Planning Engineer (PhD, Intern)
San Jose, California, United States
$46/hr OnsiteInternship
DiDi Autonomous Driving
DiDi Autonomous Driving: Develops Level 4 autonomous driving technology for shared mobility.
PhD in robotics/computer science/electrical engineering, research experience in motion or behavioral planning, publications in top conferences, hands-on C++ experience, strong analytical and communication skills.
C++
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Workday Intern Cohort 2026 (US)
Pleasanton or Atlanta
$91k-$161k/yr HybridFull Time
Workday
Workday: A technology providing enterprise applications and an AI platform for managing people, money, and agents.
Former Workday intern from the 2026 season, currently pursuing or recently completed within 12 months a bachelor's, master's, JD, or PhD degree.
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AI/ML Scientist Intern, AIMS AI Foundations (PhD) – Fall 2026
Los Gatos or United States
$40-$85/hr HybridFull Time, Internship
Netflix
NetflixNASDAQ: NFLX: Global video streaming and media production service.
Currently enrolled PhD student; able to work 40 hrs/week; proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX); strong foundation in ML/DL/statistics; ability to design/run ML experiments and build prototypes; strong communication skills.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, HuggingFace, Transformers, Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Spark, Presto, Airtable
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ML PhD Software Engineer Internship
New York City or Seattle or Los Angeles or Mountain View
$70/hr OnsiteInternship
Atoms
Atoms: Building robotics and software to automate physical world industries.
Pursuing a PhD in machine learning, AI, or a related technical field; graduating in 2027 or 2028; 3.7 GPA minimum; advanced programming experience and machine learning research experience.
Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C, C++, LLM, RL
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Current PhD - Data Science Internship - Summer 2027
McLean or New York City or San Francisco or Chicago or San Jose or Richmond or Cambridge or Plano
$160k-$192k/yr HybridFull Time, Internship
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: A diversified financial services providing banking and credit products.
0+ YOECurrent or incoming PhD in a quantitative field, 6+ months using data-analysis programming languages, machine learning, and Python, R, or SQL; must continue PhD studies after internship.
Python, R, SQL, APIs
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Nanofabrication Intern
Menlo Park, California, United States
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Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs: Builds autonomous laboratories for AI-driven scientific discovery.
Pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in engineering or related field; hands-on cleanroom/nanofabrication experience; exposure to lithography, deposition, and etch; comfortable in shared facilities; strong documentation.
Lithography, Deposition, Etch, Sputtering, Evaporation, PVD, PLD, ALD, PECVD, RIE, ICP-RIE, Profilometry, Ellipsometry, SEM, XRD, XRR, 4-point probe, Spin coater, Mask aligner
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Infrastructure Intern
Sunnyvale, California, United States
HybridFull Time, Internship
Meshy
Meshy: AI-powered platform for rapid 3D model and asset generation.
Pursuing Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in CS/Software Eng or related field; strong Python/Go skills; Linux and cloud familiarity; Kubernetes, Terraform, and IaC exposure; interest in infra, DevOps, SRE, and AI infrastructure.
Python, Go, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Linux, Cloud (AWS GCP Azure)
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Current PhD - Data Science Internship - Summer 2027
McLean or Cambridge or Chicago or Richmond or Plano or San Francisco or San Jose or New York
$160k-$192k/yr HybridFull Time
Capital One
Capital OneNYSE: COF: Financial services offering credit cards, banking, and loans.
0.5+ YOECurrent PhD candidate in a quantitative field (expected by Aug 2029), continuing study during internship; ≥6 months experience with open-source data languages, machine learning, and Python/R/SQL.
Python, R, SQL
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