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Future Product Innovation Intern, CAD Generation ML

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2025-11-24

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is on a mission to improve the quality of human life through innovative technologies. They are seeking a PhD research intern for their Future Product Innovation team to develop techniques in CAD Generation and Machine Learning, specifically in the domain of automotive product design.


Responsibilities

  • In collaboration with your mentor and the other researchers in the department, you will scope the project to align to the core research efforts
  • Be the primary driver of the technical plan (e.g., model development, analysis plan) with regular feedback from mentors
  • Execute the project using TRI resources
  • Present the project’s approach and findings in research meetings

Skills

  • Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Machine Learning (or related fields)
  • Experience working with CAD data such as B-rep and step-file
  • Experience working with relevant libraries such as pythonocc-core, Shapely, TriMesh, Blender
  • Experience with deep generative models for CAD generation applications
  • Track record of executing research projects including publications at top venues including but not limited to CVPR, ICCV, TOG, SIGGRAPH, NeurIPS
  • Desire to work on challenging open-ended research projects
  • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously while soliciting feedback
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
  • Experience with developing research software prototypes
  • Experience adapting pre-trained models to specific tasks or domains through fine-tuning or similar techniques
  • Experience with working with CAD development tools

Benefits

  • Vacation
  • Sick time

Company Overview

  • Toyota Research Institute is an R&D enterprise with an initial focus on artificial intelligence and robotics. It was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.tri.global.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Toyota Research Institute has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 10 in 2025, 7 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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