PhD Research Intern: Embodied AI for Robotic Motion

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

Benefits offered by this job

Intern benefits

Collaboration with NVIDIA teams

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking outstanding Research Interns for the Data‑Driven AI for Robotics (DAIR) group in Santa Clara. The role focuses on learning embodied skills from large‑scale human data to develop AI systems for humanoid robots and digital characters.

You will collaborate with a passionate research team, publish at top conferences, and work across NVIDIA to transfer technology. Hourly pay ranges from 38 USD to 94 USD, with benefits for interns.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field.
• Highly efficient and creative use of coding agents to accelerate research prototyping.
• Outstanding engineering skills in rapid prototyping and developing model-training/simulation frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Isaac Lab, MuJoCo).
• Excellent skills in working with large-scale ML/AI systems and compute infrastructure.
• Promising research track record with at least one publication at leading CV/graphics/robotics conferences.

Responsibilities

• Innovate and implement novel AI algorithms transforming large-scale human data into controllable motion and interaction skills.
• Develop robust training and inference pipelines for motion reconstruction, generation, retargeting, and control.
• Build methods transferring human skills to humanoid robots, including loco-manipulation and dexterous manipulation.
• Maintain a close collaborative relationship with your mentor(s).
• Publish research findings at leading CV/ML/graphics/robotics conferences.
• Partner with product teams to enable technology transfer of your work.

Skills

Prototyping skills

Large-scale ML/AI systems

Compute infrastructure experience

Education

Pursuing a PhD in CS/CE/EE/Robotics

Tools

PyTorch

MuJoCo

Isaac Lab

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking outstanding Research Interns for the Data‑Driven AI for Robotics (DAIR) group in Santa Clara. The role focuses on learning embodied skills from large‑scale human data to develop AI systems for humanoid robots and digital characters.

You will collaborate with a passionate research team, publish at top conferences, and work across NVIDIA to transfer technology. Hourly pay ranges from 38 USD to 94 USD, with benefits for interns.