PhD Research Intern - Embodied AI & Humanoid Robotics

NVIDIA; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 129,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Intern benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an outstanding research intern in the GEAR group to build foundation models for humanoid robots. You will work on multimodal models, large-scale learning, and real-world exploration tasks across virtual and physical environments.

The role requires progress toward a PhD and strong Python and ML framework skills; knowledge of C++/CUDA is a plus. You will prototype, train, and deploy models on simulations and hardware, collaborating with engineers to translate research into

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD in CS/Engineering or related field.
• Strong prototyping skills and model training with Python.
• Experience with large ML systems and robotics.
• Familiarity with Mujoco/Isaac is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design AI algorithms for humanoid robots and embodied agents.
• Develop large-scale training and inference methods for foundation models.
• Optimize models for physics simulation and hardware deployment.
• Collaborate with research and engineering teams to transfer research to products.

Skills

Python

ML frameworks

C++/CUDA

Robotics

Education

Pursuing PhD in CS/Engineering

Tools

Mujoco

Isaac Sim

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an outstanding research intern in the GEAR group to build foundation models for humanoid robots. You will work on multimodal models, large-scale learning, and real-world exploration tasks across virtual and physical environments.

The role requires progress toward a PhD and strong Python and ML framework skills; knowledge of C++/CUDA is a plus. You will prototype, train, and deploy models on simulations and hardware, collaborating with engineers to translate research into