Woven by Toyota Internship 🚗
About Woven by Toyota
Woven by Toyota, part of the Toyota Group, is transforming mobility through human-centric innovation. With our AD/ADAS technology, automotive software platform Arene OS, mobility test course Toyota Woven City, and growth fund Woven Capital, we're pioneering the movement of people, goods, information, and energy, creating a future of enhanced safety, connectivity, and well-being for all.
Make a Big Impact Together 🤝
Are you passionate about making a difference in mobility for all? Woven by Toyota internships offer meaningful projects that contribute to key results and collaboration with colleagues as one team. Our world-class engineers will mentor you, ensuring a fruitful experience. Join us in creating products that innovate the world through technology!
Minimum Requirements
- Currently pursuing an Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree with graduation through March 2027.
- Must be in school until the end of the internship program.
- Available for a 3-month on-site internship in 2025.
- No more than 24 months of professional full-time work experience in technology (excluding internships, research/teaching assistant roles, and military experience).
- Overseas students (based outside of Japan) requiring visa support must meet specific requirements related to education and credit/degree status.
Working Conditions 💼
- Start Date: June 1, 2025, or August 1, 2025
- Internship Duration: 3 months
- Expected work hours: 5 days (40 hours/week), with some flexibility for shorter hours depending on visa and class scheduling.
- Salary Type: Hourly wage
- Work Location: Nihombashi (Head office)
- Overseas students (based outside of Japan) will receive air tickets, visa support, and temporary housing.
- Local students (outside of Tokyo) will be provided temporary housing.
Final Application Due 🗓️
Overseas Students (Based outside of Japan)
- Start date: June 1, 2025 - January 19, 2025 JST 23:59
- Start date: August 1, 2025 - February 21, 2025 JST 23:59
Local Students (Including non-Japanese Based in Japan)
- Start date: June 1, 2025 - March 23, 2025 JST 23:59
- Start date: August 1, 2025 - May 18, 2025 JST 23:59
Team 👥
Our experienced engineers simplify and accelerate innovation for inventors and creators within Woven City, a pioneering Living Laboratory designed to test and evolve cutting-edge technologies in real-world environments. We help inventors test ideas and hypotheses across a fully connected ecosystem, leveraging data analytics and experimentation for data-driven decisions. By integrating data-centric methodologies into their product lifecycle, we ensure faster, better, and safer product releases.
Who Are We Looking For? 🔎
We seek candidates passionate about making a tangible impact on society by leveraging their machine learning expertise to drive the future of our data and AI initiatives at Woven City. You'll have the opportunity to work with multimodal city-wide data and engage with resident feedback to uncover valuable insights alongside our strategic team. If you thrive in a fast-paced, experimental environment and enjoy solving complex problems, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities ⚙️
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Develop and experiment with ML models:
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Build and refine machine learning models to analyze multimodal city data.
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Conduct exploratory data analysis and propose innovative approaches to solve urban and mobility challenges.
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Collaborate on real-world experiments:
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Work closely with cross-functional teams to design and execute Proof of Concept (PoC) experiments that address key challenges in Woven City.
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Analyze feedback and outcomes from PoC trials to refine models and suggest actionable improvements.
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Prototype scalable solutions:
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Develop prototypes for scalable machine learning pipelines that integrate seamlessly into our data ecosystem.
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Present findings and progress to stakeholders, translating technical results into practical insights and recommendations.
Minimum Qualifications 🎓
- Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD degree in computer science, machine learning, or a similar major.
- Research or experience in unsupervised, semi-supervised, and supervised ML and deep learning models.
- Experience in software development using ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Keras, etc.).
- Intermediate communication skills in English.
Nice to Haves 🌟
- Journal or conference publications in related fields.
- Experience with LLM prompt engineering and the long-chain ecosystem (e.g., PineCone, AutoGPT, PromptLayer, LlamaIndex).
- Experience with modern development tools and cloud-based environments (Git, Docker, MLFlow, Kubeflow, AWS, etc.).
- Development skills in at least one of the following programming languages: Python (PySpark) or SQL (SparkSQL).
Important Points 📝
- All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet unless otherwise stated.
- The same job descriptions are available in English and Japanese; please apply to only one version.
- Submit your resume in English if possible; Japanese resumes are also acceptable. We may request an English version later in the process, depending on the role's English proficiency requirements.
Internship Structured with Your Growth in Mind 🌱
- Meaningful projects that contribute to your team's goals and impact our success.
- Committed mentors aligned for each intern for guidance and managers to support you throughout the internship.
- Structured midpoint evaluations that share real feedback on your technical and professional growth.
- Professional development and fun events to ensure learning and enjoyment.
- Final project presentations to showcase your excellent work to our Woven by Toyota community.
- Interns enjoy many benefits, perks, and housing assistance for the internship duration.
- As your internship wraps up, you will be considered for a return offer as a full-time employee, starting when you graduate.
Our Commitment 🤝
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
- Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.