Cariad
The Engineer I, VLA Planning and Control Deployment (Intern) role at CARIAD focuses on improving planning and control algorithms for autonomous-driving deployment. The position involves applying operations research and classical control methods to optimize trajectories, enhance controller performance, and integrate learned model outputs with vehicle behavior. This internship requires collaboration with planning and deployment engineers to refine algorithms and ensure computational reliability.
Headquarters
Mountain View, California, United States
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Cariad is the Volkswagen Group’s software subsidiary that designs and delivers end-to-end automotive software and digital platforms for VW brands. It develops a common vehicle operating system, in‑car user experience and infotainment, advanced driver assistance and automated‑driving software, connectivity/cloud services, and cybersecurity — enabling OTA updates and a unified software architecture across models. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Wolfsburg, Cariad works with OEMs, suppliers and technology partners and has engineering teams around the world to accelerate the shift to software‑defined vehicles.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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