PhD Robotics Research Intern: Foundation Models

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

Benefits offered by this job

Intern benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA's Seattle Robotics Lab is seeking PhD candidate interns to contribute to robotics research spanning perception, planning, control, reinforcement learning, simulation, and robotics foundation models. You may work on your own project or contribute to team efforts, with opportunities to publish and influence NVIDIA products.

Interns receive competitive hourly rates and optional benefits, with applications accepted through October 16, 2026.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a PhD program in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• First‑author work published in top robotics/AI conferences or journals.
• Exceptional programming skills in Python; familiarity with C++, CUDA, and Warp is a plus.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills with team experience.
• Fluency in modern deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX.
• Experience with robotics frameworks such as ROS2 and physics simulation frameworks like Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Newton, and MuJoCo.

Responsibilities

• Develop algorithms, foundation models, and methods for robotic manipulation and loco-manipulation.
• Integrate these methods into real-world robotic manipulation systems including collaborative and industrial robot arms, mobile manipulators, or humanoids.
• Contribute to multi-person research projects across robotics and ML stack.
• Engage with academic community through publications, conferences, and code releases.
• Develop AI agents to accelerate research while ensuring correctness, reproducibility, and security.

Skills

Python

C++

CUDA

PyTorch

JAX

ROS2

Isaac Sim

Isaac Lab

MuJoCo

Warp

Education

PhD program in Robotics / ML / CS / EE / ME

Tools

Isaac Sim

Isaac Lab

MuJoCo

ROS2

Newton

Job description

NVIDIA's Seattle Robotics Lab is seeking PhD candidate interns to contribute to robotics research spanning perception, planning, control, reinforcement learning, simulation, and robotics foundation models. You may work on your own project or contribute to team efforts, with opportunities to publish and influence NVIDIA products.

Interns receive competitive hourly rates and optional benefits, with applications accepted through October 16, 2026.