Generative AI Researcher Intern

Job Description

About Meshy

Headquartered in the Silicon Valley, Meshy is the leading 3D generative AI company on a mission to Unleash 3D Creativity. Meshy makes it effortless for both professional artists and hobbyists to create unique 3D assets—turning text and images into stunning 3D models in just minutes. What once took weeks and $1,000 now takes 2 minutes and $1.

Our global team of top experts in computer graphics, AI, and art includes alumni from MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, as well as veterans from Nvidia and Microsoft. With 3 million users (and growing), Meshy is trusted by top developers and backed by premiere venture capital firms like Sequoia and GGV.

No. 1 popularity, among 3D AI tools, according to A16Z games,

No. 1 website traffic, among 3D AI tools, according to SimilarWeb (2M monthly visits),

Leading 3D foundation model, delighted texture & fine geometry,

$52M funding by Top VCs,

2.5M users & 20M models generated!

Ethan Yuanming Hu serves as the founder and CEO. Ethan got his Ph.D. in graphics and AI from MIT, where he developed the Taichi GPU programming language (27K stars on GitHub, used by 300+ institutes). His Ph.D. thesis got a honorable mention of SIGGRAPH 2022 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award and his research has been cited over 2700 times. his favorite animal is the llama.Meshy Research Internship Program

We're looking for exceptional research interns who are passionate about AI, graphics, and building world-class products together with us.What we're looking for:

Able to commit to a full-time internship for 12 months or longer

Intend to join Meshy full-time after graduation (ideally graduating in 2026, but later is also acceptable)

Open to undergraduate, master's, or PhD students

Strong in technical fundamentals, with a spirit of innovation and willingness to challenge yourself

Able to pass an online pair programming challenge with Dr. Yuanming Hu, our CEO — and one of your future mentorsInternship TracksStar Intern

Base salary: ¥700,000 RMB / $100,000 USD per year

Target bonus: ¥300,000 RMB / $40,000 USD

Role: Report directly to the CEO and lead innovative research or product initiatives

Requirements: First-author publications in top-tier conferences such as SIGGRAPH, ICLR, etc.Rising Intern

Base salary: ¥400,000 RMB / $60,000 USD per year

Target bonus: ¥200,000 RMB / $30,000 USD

Role: Collaborate with research engineers to drive progress in AI and graphics R&D

Requirements: Hands-on experience in multimodal AI or computer graphics, either through research or engineering work Location

We are based in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen — you're welcome to join us in any of these offices.

Full-time

Hybrid remote