Research Scientist, Generative AI for Physical AI - PhD New College Grad 2026

About the role

Join our groundbreaking research team as we revolutionize the future of physical AI through groundbreaking generative models. We are now hiring Research Scientists to join our Cosmos team!

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
• Facilitate technology transfer and contribute to open-source initiatives

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 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

Qualifications

• Publications or contributions to major AI conferences (ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ECCV, SIGGRAPH, ICCV, etc.)
• Experience with large-scale distributed training systems
• Background in robotics or physical systems
• Open-source contributions to prominent AI projects
• History of successful research-to-product transitions

Skills

• Research Scientist specializing in Generative AI for Physical AI

Benefits

• NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers.
• Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD.
• You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Pay

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD.

Schedule

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until April 14, 2026.