Software Engineering Internship, Behaviors (nuScenes)

We are looking for a highly motivated intern to join our Behaviors team to enhance the quality and usability of our open-source autonomous driving (AD) products, including nuScenes, Panoptic nuScenes and nuPlan. This role involves close collaboration with engineers internally as well as the public to identify gaps where we can improve the experience and usability of our various products.The internship will take place in our Singapore office and we expect a full-time internship period of at least 3 months. We offer flexible working hours and allow for remote work. The candidate will however have to live in Singapore for the duration of the internship.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop and / or enhance features to improve various facets of our products, ranging from the developer tools, to the data, and the associated benchmarks and challenges

• Improve usability, documentation, and APIs to support researchers and developers

• Collaborate with the public and internal teams to gather feedback and iterate on improvements

• Contribute code, documentation, and examples following open-source best practices

What we are looking for:

• Enrolled in Masters/Bachelor in Computer Science, Robotics or related field

• Strong programming skills in Python

• Hands-on experience working with open-source large datasets (bonus points if you have worked with any of our open-source products before)

• Experience with evaluation platforms (e.g. EvalAI, HuggingFace)

• Familiarity with open-source development (Git, pull requests, code reviews)

• Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• One-team mindset for effective collaboration with other researchers and engineers, both internal and externally

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Familiarity with machine learning, computer vision, or robotics

• Passionate about contributing to open-source and the AD community

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.