# ML/AI Research Internship - PhD at Atoms

- Company: Atoms
- What the company does: Backed by Initial Capital.
- Company website: https://atoms.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Internship
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-22
- Apply by: 2026-12-06
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/atoms/jobs/8909102002?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/atoms-ml-ai-research-internship-phd/

## About the role

We are seeking a visionary AI/ML Research Intern to join our founding team and bridge the gap between high-level AI research and real-world physical actuation for our next-generation autonomous transport platforms. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Education: Currently enrolled in a PhD degree program in Computer Science, EECS, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a closely related quantitative field
- Research Track Record: Publications or submissions in top-tier machine learning or robotics venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, RSS, ICRA, CoRL)
- Generative World Models / Video Generation / Diffusion Models
- Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models or embodied AI
- Reinforcement Learning (RL), trajectory optimization, or decision-making systems

Tags: Transport - Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/atoms-ml-ai-research-internship-phd/