PhD Research Intern — Embodied & Agentic AI

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

Benefits offered by this job

Intern benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking several interns to join the Learning and Perception research team in Santa Clara, CA, focusing on embodied and agentic AI. You'll work with world-class researchers, mentors, and partners to move ideas from hypothesis to rigorous experiments and real-world transfer.

The role requires pursuing a PhD in CS/EE, strong AI knowledge, and proficient coding in Python and C++. Familiarity with PyTorch and CUDA is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a PhD in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Excellent knowledge of AI theory and practice, especially CV, LLMs and agents.
• Strong programming skills in Python and C++ for rapid prototyping.
• Experience with PyTorch and ML frameworks.
• Promising research track record and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and implement embodied and agentic AI methods.
• Collaborate with mentor and team to prototype ideas from hypothesis to experiments.
• Transfer research breakthroughs to real-world applications with product/engineering teams.
• Rapidly prototype using state-of-the-art hardware and infrastructure.

Skills

AI theory

Computer Vision

LLMs & agents

Python

C++

PyTorch

Research track

Communications

Education

PhD candidate in CS/Engineering

Tools

CUDA

Python

C++

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking several interns to join the Learning and Perception research team in Santa Clara, CA, focusing on embodied and agentic AI. You'll work with world-class researchers, mentors, and partners to move ideas from hypothesis to rigorous experiments and real-world transfer.

The role requires pursuing a PhD in CS/EE, strong AI knowledge, and proficient coding in Python and C++. Familiarity with PyTorch and CUDA is a plus.