Robotics Research Intern: Manipulation & Foundation Models

NVIDIA Gruppe; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Intern benefits

Competitive hourly pay

Job summary

NVIDIA's Seattle Robotics Lab in Seattle is seeking PhD candidate interns to contribute to cutting-edge robotics research, spanning perception, planning, control, RL, and simulation. You will work on algorithms and foundation models for robotic manipulation, integrating them into real-world systems with diverse hardware such as collaborative arms and mobile manipulators.

The internship emphasizes hands-on research, strong publication potential, and collaboration with top researchers and

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a PhD program in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong research track record with first-author work published in top robotics/AI venues.
• Exceptional communication and teamwork skills, with ability to collaborate across a multidisciplinary team.
• Proficiency in Python; familiarity with C++, CUDA, and Warp is a plus.
• Fluency in PyTorch or JAX and experience with robotics frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop algorithms, foundation models, and methods for robotic manipulation and loco-manipulation.
• Integrate methods into real-world robotic systems with various hardware configurations.
• Contribute to multi-person research projects across the robotics and ML stack.
• Engage with the academic community through publications and code releases.
• Develop AI agents to accelerate research while ensuring correctness and reproducibility.

Skills

Python

C++

CUDA

Warp

PyTorch

JAX

ROS2

MuJoCo

First-author papers

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

PhD candidate

Tools

ROS2

MuJoCo

Isaac Sim

CUDA

Job description

NVIDIA's Seattle Robotics Lab in Seattle is seeking PhD candidate interns to contribute to cutting-edge robotics research, spanning perception, planning, control, RL, and simulation. You will work on algorithms and foundation models for robotic manipulation, integrating them into real-world systems with diverse hardware such as collaborative arms and mobile manipulators.

The internship emphasizes hands-on research, strong publication potential, and collaboration with top researchers and