Developer Relations Manager, Higher Education and Research - Physics

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 241,500; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a dynamic Developer Relations Manager based in Santa Clara, California. The ideal candidate will engage leading research labs and accelerate the adoption of NVIDIA’s AI and computing platforms. A PhD in Computer Science or a related field, along with over 3 years of experience applying AI to computational physics or machine learning, is required.

The role involves acting as a trusted technical advisor, assessing research opportunities, and collaborating with various teams. NVIDIA offers a competitive salary between 152,000 and 241,500 USD, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field or equivalent experience demonstrating research depth.
• 3+ years of experience in AI applications.
• Strong fluency in AI methods relevant to physics.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical advisor for research labs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance researcher enablement.
• Forge closer ties with lab personnel and understand their research dynamics.

Skills

AI methods relevant to physics

Deep expertise in computational physics

Understanding of HPC simulations

Education

PhD in Computer Science, AI, or related field

Tools

CUDA

PhysicsNeMo

TensorRT

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic, mission-driven Developer Relations Manager to engage leading research labs. In this role, you will work directly with research labs to accelerate the adoption of NVIDIA’s sophisticated AI and computing platforms.

The ideal candidate combines deep, technical expertise with strong experience in research engagement and a proven track record of turning advanced technologies into meaningful, research-focused results.

What you’ll be doing:

• Act as a trusted technical advisor for research labs, identifying and accelerating high-impact workloads by integrating NVIDIA's frameworks, libraries, and core software stack into research projects.
• Map and continuously assess the research ecosystem to identify institutional growth opportunities and inform long-term technology strategies
• Stay current on research papers across affiliated domains to anticipate emerging trends and provide technical direction on future collaboration areas.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Research Account Managers, Solution Architects, and Business Development teams to drive researcher enablement
• Forge closer ties with lab personnel, understanding organizational dynamics and the full scope of research being conducted.
• Attend domain scientific conferences and facilitate NVIDIA participation alongside other subject matter experts.
• Represent the needs of researchers internally by translating academic feedback into actionable insights that shape product development, education programs, and platform roadmaps.

What we need to see:

• PhD in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Computational Science, Physics, or a related technical field; or equivalent experience demonstrating comparable research depth.
• 3+ years of experience.
• Deep expertise applying AI to computational physics, particle physics, astrophysics, plasma/fusion, quantum systems, materials science, climate/earth systems, or scientific simulation.
• Strong fluency in AI methods relevant to physics, including neural operators, surrogate models, physics-informed ML, differentiable simulation, simulation-based inference, generative modeling, and uncertainty quantification.
• Understanding of physics research workflows, including HPC simulations, numerical solvers, experimental/sensor data, large-scale instruments, inverse problems, and GPU-accelerated scientific pipelines.
• Ability to engage top physics and national lab researchers on physical consistency, interpretability, numerical accuracy, reproducibility, simulation speedups, and scientific validity.
• Research credibility through publications, open-source scientific software, academic or national lab collaborations, technical leadership, or hands‑on work in AI for physics or computational science.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience with NVIDIA technologies and platforms such as CUDA, CUDA-X libraries, NVIDIA AI Enterprise, NIM, NeMo/Nemotron, PhysicsNeMo, cuQuantum, Omniverse, Isaac, RAPIDS, TensorRT, Triton Inference Server, or DGX/accelerated computing systems.
• Established relationships with leading academic labs, research institutes, national labs, or major open source research communities.
• Track record translating frontier research into demos, reference architectures, workshops, technical content, or developer enablement programs.
• Experience presenting at academic conferences, research workshops, technical summits, or university facing events.
• Ability to identify emerging research trends and convert them into strategic opportunities for collaboration, platform adoption, and ecosystem growth.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers! We have some of the most forward‑thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 11, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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