Research internships in California
230 open postings from 73 employers. Meta (32), NVIDIA (18) and TikTok (16) have posted the most. 96 of them name a term, most often Summer 2027 (64) and Fall 2026 (10). The most are in San Francisco, CA (34), San Jose, CA (33) and Santa Clara, CA (33). The biggest groups are Data (168), Hardware (19) and Software (10). 1 is listed as remote. A posting is listed here when its own title says so, whatever role it is filed under. The list is read daily from company career pages and public internship lists, so closed roles drop off.
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- Research Scientist Intern - AI & System Co-DesignMetaMenlo Park, CA
- Research Scientist Intern - AI & Compute FoundationMetaMenlo Park, CA
- Research Scientist Intern - Language and AgentsMetaMenlo Park, CA
- Neuroscience Research Intern (PhD)Bridge NeurotechRedwood City, CA
- PhD Research Intern, Fundamental Generative AI - 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CA
- PhD Research Intern, Autonomous Systems and Physical AI Research - 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CA
- PhD Research Intern, Programming Systems - 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CA
- PhD Research Intern, Hardware and Systems Architecture - 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CA
- PhD Research Intern, Learning Embodied Skills from Human Data - 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CA
- PhD Research Intern, Networking - 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CA
- PhD Research Intern, Quantum Simulation and AI - 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CA
- PhD Research Intern, Generative AI - 2026NVIDIASanta Clara, CA
- PhD Research Intern, Physical AI - Foundation Models - 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CA
- PhD Research Intern, AI-Aided Engineering – 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CA
- Applied Deep Learning PhD Research Intern, Reinforcement Learning for LLMs - Fall 2026NVIDIASanta Clara, CAFall 2026
- Research Intern, World Models and Synthetic Data for Autonomous Driving - Summer 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CASummer 2027
- Research Intern, Spatial Intelligence - Summer 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CASummer 2027
- Differentiable Simulation Research Intern - Summer 2027NVIDIASanta Clara, CASummer 2027
- 2027 Summer Intern - Research and Development - AI/Machine LearningGeneral MotorsMountain View, CASummer 2027
- Research and Development Intern, AI/Machine LearningGeneral MotorsMountain View, CASummer 2027
- Robotics Research InternBosch Home ComfortSunnyvale, CA
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, AV PlanningWaymoMountain View, CASummer 2027
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, Post TrainingWaymoMountain View, CASummer 2027
- Research Scientist Intern - Audio - Machine Learning and Computer VisionMetaBurlingame, CA
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, World Modeling EvaluationWaymoMountain View, CASummer 2027
- Research Scientist Intern, AI Molecular Design (Winter/Spring)GenBio AIPalo Alto, CA$8,000–$10,000/mo
- 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Research, Perception Foundation ModelsWaymoMountain View, CASummer 2027
- Research Intern - Loop EngineeringSK Hynix Memory SolutionSan Jose, CA
- Computer Vision Research Engineer - InternBobyardSan Francisco, CA
- Research InternMercorSan Francisco, CA$80 per hour
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Research, World Action ModelWaymoMountain View, CASummer 2027
- Intern, Computational ResearchProfluentEmeryville, CA12 weeks
- Research Scientist Intern - RoboticsMetaMenlo Park, CAWinter 2026
- Research Science Intern, Financial Innovation LabHitachi EnergySanta Clara, CA
- Research Intern, Hardware Implementation and Validation (Energy Storage and Power Electronics)Hitachi EnergySanta Clara, CA
- Game Research & Development Intern, Engine ResearchTencentLos Angeles, CA
- Autonomous Driving Applications Research InternNissan GlobalSanta Clara, CA
- Hunyuan Multimodal Algorithm Researcher Intern(Omni-Modal)TencentPalo Alto, CA
- Staff Research Scientist, Intern - PhD QuantumVisaFoster City, CA
- Staff Research Scientist, Intern - PhD Foundational AIVisaFoster City, CA
- 2027 Summer Intern – PhD Quant Research Analyst, Client Solutions & Analytics, USPIMCONewport Beach, CASummer 202710 weeks
- 2027 Summer Intern - Masters Quant Research Analyst, Client Solutions & Analytics, USPIMCONewport Beach, CASummer 2027
- 2027 PhD Summer Intern – Portfolio Management, Quantitative Research AnalystPIMCONewport Beach, CASummer 2027
- Research and Development Software Engineer InternKeysight TechnologiesSanta Rosa, CAWinter 2026
- PhD Research InternHPEMilpitas, CA
- 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Machine Learning Research, Planning/PredictionWaymoMountain View, CASummer 2027
- AI Research InternIntuitive SurgicalSunnyvale, CAWinter 2027
- Student Researcher Intern - Seed Model - Seed Responsible AIByteDanceSan Jose, CA
- Generative AI and Reinforcement Learning Research InternAMDSanta Clara, CASummer 2027
- AI Research Infrastructure – Reinforcement Learning Post-Training InternAMDSanta Clara, CASummer 2027
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- Software engineering 424
- AI and machine learning 353
- Hardware engineering 219
- Electrical engineering 94
- Robotics 89
- Mechanical engineering 78
- Aerospace engineering 54
- Product management 50
- Sales 50
- Data science 47
- Cybersecurity 45
- Business 39
- Supply chain and logistics 39
- Marketing 34
- Cloud and DevOps 33
- Energy 33
- Data analyst 29
- Data engineering 29
- Manufacturing engineering 28
- Tax 27
- UX and product design 22
- Audit 17
- Social media 16
- IT 15
- Project management 15
- Biology and life sciences 14
- Environment and sustainability 14
- Civil engineering 12
- Quant 12
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