AI Research Engineer Intern at Renesas Electronics in San Jose, CA

Summary: Renesas Electronics is a global leader in embedded semiconductor solutions, enabling connected and intelligent devices across automotive, industrial, and IoT markets. They are seeking motivated AI research interns to help develop advanced AI technologies for ADAS and autonomous driving, focusing on creating models that understand complex driving scenarios and support safer trajectory planning.

Responsibilities:
- Develop and evaluate AI models for video-based driving scene understanding
- Design methods to identify causal factors influencing driving decisions
- Build models for risk prediction, collision forecasting, and safety assessment
- Develop trajectory prediction and planning models for ADAS applications
- Create counterfactual and intervention-based evaluation pipelines
- Benchmark models against state-of-the-art open-source and commercial baselines
- Optimize models for deployment on Renesas automotive hardware platforms
- Document findings and contribute to technical reports, publications, or patent disclosures

Required Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Strong programming skills in Python
- Experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Good understanding of machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and neural network architectures
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience in one or more areas such as Autonomous Driving, Large Language Models (LLMs), Vision-Language Models (VLMs), Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Models, World Models, Reinforcement Learning, Causal AI, Multi-modal Learning, Robotics, ONNX, TensorRT, or Edge AI deployment

Required Skills: Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Neural Network Architectures, Autonomous Driving, Large Language Models, Vision-Language Models, Vision-Language-Action Models, World Models, Reinforcement Learning, Causal AI, Multi-modal Learning, Robotics, ONNX, TensorRT, Edge AI Deployment

Benefits: Interns may be eligible for certain Company-provided benefits, which can include sick leave, holiday pay, and medical, dental, and vision insurance.