Research Scientist, Physical AI & Foundation Models

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 265,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is hiring a Research Scientist to join the Cosmos team, specializing in Generative AI for Physical AI. You’ll develop next-generation algorithms bridging virtual and physical realms and work with state-of-the-art technologies and massive computational resources.

You’ll pioneer video generative models, build data pipelines, design physics simulations, scale large training systems across 20,000+ GPUs, publish findings, and collaborate across research and product teams while

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience accepted.
• Deep expertise in PyTorch and related libraries for Generative AI and Physical AI development.
• Strong foundation in diffusion, vision-language and reasoning models and their applications.
• Proven experience with reinforcement learning algorithms and implementations.
• Robust knowledge of physics simulation and its integration with AI systems.
• Demonstrated proficiency in 3D generative models and their applications.

Responsibilities

• Pioneer revolutionary generative AI algorithms for physical AI applications, with a focus on advanced video generative models and video-language models.
• Architect and implement sophisticated data processing pipelines that produce premium-quality training data for Generative AI and Physical AI systems.
• Design and develop cutting‑edge physics simulation algorithms that enhance Physical AI training.
• Scale and optimize large-scale training systems to efficiently harness the power of 20,000+ GPUs for training foundation models.
• Author influential research papers to share your groundbreaking discoveries with the global AI community.
• Drive innovation through close collaboration with research teams, diverse internal product groups, and external researchers.

Skills

PyTorch

Diffusion models

Reinforcement learning

3D generative models

Data pipelines

Education

PhD in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Physics simulation

Distributed training

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is hiring a Research Scientist to join the Cosmos team, specializing in Generative AI for Physical AI. You’ll develop next-generation algorithms bridging virtual and physical realms and work with state-of-the-art technologies and massive computational resources.

You’ll pioneer video generative models, build data pipelines, design physics simulations, scale large training systems across 20,000+ GPUs, publish findings, and collaborate across research and product teams while