NVIDIA 2027 Internships: Ph.D. Research Graphics and Simulation

NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing to tackle challenges no one else can solve. Our work in AI and digital twins is transforming the world's largest industries and profoundly impacting society — from gaming to robotics, self-driving cars to life-saving healthcare, climate change to virtual worlds where we can all connect and create.

About the role

Our internships offer an excellent opportunity to expand your career and get hands-on experience with one of our industry-leading Graphics and Simulation teams. We’re seeking strategic, ambitious, hard-working, collaborative, and creative individuals who are passionate about helping us tackle challenges no one else can solve.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop algorithms, hardware, and software that advance the state of the art in computing, graphics, media processing, and other technologies central to NVIDIA’s business.
• Invent new techniques, technologies, methodologies, processes, and devices to enable new products or types of products.
• Deliverable results may include prototypes, patents, leading to products and publications.
• Collaborate with other team members, teams, and/or external researchers.

Requirements

• Must be actively enrolled in a university pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, for the full duration of the internship.
• Anticipated graduation date (month and year) must be clearly indicated on a resume or CV to be considered.
• Depending on the internship, prior experience or knowledge requirements could include the following programming skills and technologies: Python, C, CUDA, HLSL/GLSL, ML Frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, Warp).
• Strong background in research with publications at top conferences.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with large-scale model training is a plus.
• Research experience in at least one of the following areas:
  • Real-Time Graphics and Rendering
  • Differentiable Rendering
  • Ray Tracing and Path Tracing
  • Neural Rendering Models
  • Light Transport and Material/Shape Modeling
  • Simulation and Animation
  • Physics-based simulation
  • World models
  • Deep learning for animation
  • 3D and 4D Content Creation
  • Virtual and augmented reality environments
  • Generative AI for graphics, simulation, and content creation
  • 3D Deep Learning
  • Digital human creation
  • Human motion modeling
  • GPU-accelerated algorithms and systems for graphics and simulation
  • Synthetic data generation

Pay

The hourly rate for our interns is 38 USD - 94 USD, based on the position, your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

Benefits

You will also be eligible for intern benefits.