XPENG

2027 Campus Recruiting General Intelligence Center Full-Time Position at XPENG (Santa Clara, CA)

XPENG· Santa Clara, CA·

Job description

About General Intelligence Center:

Technical Highlights

- Cutting-Edge Physical AI Technology – Leveraging state-of-the-art techniques—including large-scale foundation model training, simulation-driven physical AI, multimodal pretraining, and reinforcement learning —to deliver an autonomous system that is robust and adaptive in real-world scenarios.

- End-to-End Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Cabin – Designed to achieve unmatched safety and intelligence, while redefining industry standards and setting new benchmarks in intelligent mobility.

- Large-Scale Training and Inference AI Infrastructure – Scalable and efficient AI infrastructure that enables large foundation model training and supports a high-performance inference engine for real-time autonomous decision-making.

Career Pathways

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Hiring across AI and Machine Learning (e.g., foundation models, pretraining, VLA, VLM, LLM, RL), AI Infrastructure, and Software Engineering roles.

Why work at XPENG

  • Cutting-edge AI & Robotics: Work on the frontier of autonomous driving, humanoid robots (IRON), and eVTOL aircraft — rare multi-domain exposure.
  • Global, diverse team: Employees across China, USA (Santa Clara, San Diego), and Europe (Munich) — strong cross-cultural collaboration. xpeng.com
  • Strong engineering culture: Open roles in AI infrastructure, computer vision, machine learning (foundation models, perception, end-to-end), robotics (whole-body control, dexterous manipulation), and software engineering. Greenhouse
  • Growth trajectory: Rapid scaling (126% delivery growth, new markets, robotaxi launch) — opportunity to make an outsized impact.
  • Public company stability: Listed on NYSE and HKEX with significant institutional backing (Volkswagen, BlackRock).
  • Perks & environment: Self-built smart factories (Industrial 4.0), strong ESG commitment (AAA rating), and a mission-driven culture focused on "exploring future mobility."
  • Remote/Hybrid: Not explicitly stated, but roles are location-specific (Santa Clara, San Diego, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Munich) suggesting on-site/hybrid presence.

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