NVIDIA 2027 Internships: Ph.D. Research Robotics

Socket.dev; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 129,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Intern benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA invites PhD students to join its robotics internship program, tackling cutting-edge research problems in robotics and AI. You will work with experts to define research projects, design novel methods, and collaborate with product teams to transfer research into prototypes and products.

The role emphasizes strong publication potential, teamwork, and the ability to communicate complex ideas. Interns receive benefits and hourly compensation aligned with location and experience.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a university pursuing a Ph.D. for the full duration of the internship
• Strong background in robotics or related research with publications is preferred
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with large-scale model training is a plus

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a robotics research project with guidance from NVIDIA experts
• Design and implement novel robotics methods and systems
• Collaborate across robotics and product teams to translate research into prototypes or products
• Deliver prototypes, publications, or patents that advance NVIDIA’s robotics initiatives

Skills

Python

C++

CUDA

PyTorch

JAX

TensorFlow

MuJoCo

Education

PhD candidate

Tools

Issac Sim

Job description

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NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing to tackle challenges no one else can solve. Our work in AI and digital twins is transforming the world's largest industries and profoundly impacting society — from gaming to robotics, self-driving cars to life-saving healthcare, climate change to virtual worlds where we can all connect and create.

Our internships offer an excellent opportunity to expand your career and get hands onexperiencewith one of ourindustry-leadingRoboticsteams. We’reseekingstrategic, ambitious, hard-working,collaborative,and creative individuals who are passionate about helping us tackle challenges no one else can solve.

Learn more about Research at NVIDIA.

What you will be doing:

• Work with experts in robotics and learn to define your research project.
• Design and implement novel robotics methods.
• Collaborate with other research team members and aset of internal product teams.
• Transfer your research to product groups to enable new products or types of products. Deliverable results include prototypes, patents, products, and/or publishing original research.

What we need to see:

• Must be actively enrolled in a university pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, for the full duration of the internship; anticipated graduation date (month and year) must be clearly indicated on a resume or CV to be considered.
• Depending on the internship, prior experience or knowledge requirements could include the following programming skills and technologies:

Python, C++, CUDA, Deep Learning Frameworks (PyTorch, JAX,Tensorflow, etc.), Physics Simulation Frameworks (Issac Sim/Lab,MuJoCo,etc.)

• Strong background in research with publications at top conferences.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with large-scale model training is a plus.

Potentialinternships require research experience in at least one of the following areas:

• Robotic Manipulation and Control

Dexterous Manipulation

HumanoidLoco-Manipulation

Robot Kinematics, Dynamics, and Sensors

• Perceptionand World Understanding

Robot Perception

Vision Language Action (VLA) Models

• Robot Learning and Reasoning

Foundation Models for Robotics

Imitation andReinforcement Learning

• Simulation, sim-to-real, real-to-sim
• Motion Planning and Navigation
• Synthetic Data Generation

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay based on the position, your location, year in school, degree, and experience. The hourly rate for our interns is 38 USD - 94 USD.

You will also be eligible for Intern benefits.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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