PhD Networking Research Intern: AI & HPC Systems

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Intern benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Research seeks a highly capable networking-focused research intern to contribute to the NVResearch team in Santa Clara. You will develop algorithms and hardware/software to push the boundaries of computing and networking for distributed AI systems.

The role centers on long-horizon research, not just current products, with opportunities to prototype, publish, and influence technology directions 5–10 years ahead.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD in CS, CE, EE, Physics, Math, or equivalent program.
• Relevant industry or university research experience (hardware, software, networking).
• Background in networking architectures, topologies, routing, and system design.
• Publications at top-tier conferences (ISCA, HPCA, NSDI, SIGCOMM) or on track toward them.
• Hands-on experience with simulation of networks and HPC systems.
• Familiarity with inference and training systems for AI models and associated communication patterns.
• Excellent programming skills in rapid prototyping environments such as Python; C++ and parallel programming.
• Experience building or using AI agents to accelerate research - automating experiments, analyzing results, or generating and reviewing code.

Responsibilities

• Develop algorithms and design hardware and software, extending the state of the art in computing and networking.
• Invent new techniques, technologies, methodologies, processes, and devices to enable new products.
• Deliver prototype results, patents, and publications.
• Contribute to research that informs NVIDIA's technology direction 5-10 years out.
• Work on long-horizon problems, beyond current products, for potential extension and improvement.
• Projects may include optimizing communication stacks for AI training/inference and co-designing AI systems across software and hardware.

Skills

Networking architectures

System design

Parallel programming

Python

C++

Education

Pursuing a PhD in CS/CE/EE/Physics/Math

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

NVIDIA Research seeks a highly capable networking-focused research intern to contribute to the NVResearch team in Santa Clara. You will develop algorithms and hardware/software to push the boundaries of computing and networking for distributed AI systems.

The role centers on long-horizon research, not just current products, with opportunities to prototype, publish, and influence technology directions 5–10 years ahead.