NVIDIA 2027 Internships: Ph.D. Research Robotics

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. Our internships offer an excellent opportunity to expand your career and get hands-on experience with one of our industry-leading Robotics teams.

About the role

We’re seeking strategic, ambitious, hard-working, collaborative, and creative individuals who are passionate about helping us tackle challenges no one else can solve. As a Ph.D. Research Robotics intern, you will work with experts in robotics to define and execute a research project, design and implement novel robotics methods, and collaborate with research and product teams to transfer your work into new products or publications.

Responsibilities

• Work with experts in robotics and learn to define your research project.
• Design and implement novel robotics methods.
• Collaborate with other research team members and internal product teams.
• Transfer your research to product groups to enable new products or types of products.
• Deliver results including prototypes, patents, products, and/or publishing original research.

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.
• Strong background in research with publications at top conferences.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Skills

Depending on the internship, prior experience or knowledge requirements could include:

• Programming skills and technologies: Python, C++, CUDA, Deep Learning Frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, etc.), Physics Simulation Frameworks (Isaac Sim/Lab, MuJoCo, etc.)
• Experience with large-scale model training is a plus.
• Research experience in at least one of the following areas:
  • Robotic Manipulation and Control
  • Dexterous Manipulation
  • Humanoid Loco-Manipulation
  • Robot Kinematics, Dynamics, and Sensors
  • Perception and World Understanding
  • Robot Perception
  • Vision Language Action (VLA) Models
  • Robot Learning and Reasoning
  • Foundation Models for Robotics
  • Imitation and Reinforcement Learning
  • Simulation, sim-to-real, real-to-sim
  • Motion Planning and Navigation
  • 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.