ML Engineering Intern

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

ML Engineering Intern

Location: Tiburon/Vancouver/Stockholm/Remote

Duration: 12 weeks

Electronic Arts is looking for a passionate ML Engineering Intern to develop an AI authenticity model that enhances quality assurance for our sports titles. The model will evaluate gameplay against real-world sports rules, player behaviors, and authenticity standards, helping QA teams identify when game scenarios deviate from realistic outcomes. This role is an exciting opportunity to combine AI/ML research with practical game quality testing and help ensure EA’s sports games deliver the most authentic experiences possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and design an AI authenticity framework that can assess gameplay events, animations, and outcomes in EA sports titles.
• Build machine learning models to compare in-game scenarios against real-world sports data and authenticity benchmarks.
• Develop tooling that integrates the authenticity model into EA’s QA pipelines for automated test evaluation.
• Collaborate with QA, gameplay engineers, and data scientists to define authenticity criteria and refine model accuracy.
• Document methodologies, results, and guidelines for scaling the authenticity model across multiple sports titles.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or related fields.
• Strong programming skills in Python (ML/data stack: TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, etc.).
• Understanding of machine learning model development, training, and evaluation.
• Knowledge of sports rules, mechanics, or gameplay systems.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with an ability to translate abstract authenticity concepts into measurable signals.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with computer vision, NLP, or reinforcement learning for modeling real-world behaviors.
• Familiarity with game data pipelines or telemetry analysis.
• Coursework or projects related to sports analytics.
• Experience with large-scale datasets and model deployment.
  
  

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience applying AI/ML to real-world game QA challenges.
• Direct impact on how EA ensures authenticity and realism in sports games.
• Mentorship from engineers and researchers at the intersection of gaming and AI.
• An opportunity to contribute to innovations that shape the future of sports gaming experiences.
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$83,000 - $116,400 CAD
  
  

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, and extended health/dental/vision coverage and basic life insurance.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.