Senior Machine Learning Engineer - World Foundation Model

Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society. Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all. TEAM At Woven by Toyota, we are at the forefront of developing advanced Machine Learning solutions for autonomous driving. Our team tackles groundbreaking challenges in designing state-of-the-art neural networks, pioneering innovative end-to-end architectures, and advancing ML techniques in perception, prediction, and motion planning. We're passionate about pushing the boundaries of autonomous systems through deep learning and optimization, particularly in complex visual scenarios. We're seeking passionate innovators and creative problem-solvers eager to redefine mobility through cutting-edge AI and robotics, contributing directly to shaping the future of self-driving technology.   Woven by Toyota is developing a joint project between Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Woven by Toyota to research and develop a visual-based world model as a learned simulator to evaluate end-to-end automated driving. This cross-org collaborative project is synergistic with TRI's automated driving advanced development division's efforts in Diffusion Policy and Large Behavior Models (LBM).   WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? A senior machine learning engineer to help build a vision-based world model for interactive driving scenarios. The engineer will also help bridge the connections between the research project and the production programs. This role requires strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset to navigate the joint nature of the Woven / TRI collaboration. The applicant is expected to have a wide technical knowledge of the state-of-the-art approaches in robotics/automated driving to define vision, scope, and to initiate longer-term open-research efforts.