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NVIDIA

Ph.D. Research Graphics and Simulation Intern

NVIDIA
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internship $38-$94 per hour Santa Clara, CA

First indexed 19 Aug 2026

Description

NVIDIA is seeking strategic, ambitious, and creative individuals for a Ph.D. Research Internship in Graphics and Simulation.

You will design and develop algorithms, hardware, and software to advance computing, graphics, media processing, and other technologies central to NVIDIA's business.

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.
  • Collaborate with other team members, teams, and/or external researchers.

Requirements:

  • Actively enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Anticipated graduation date must be clearly indicated on a resume or CV.
  • Prior experience or knowledge requirements may include 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.

Potential areas of research:

  • 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

Benefits:

  • Hourly rate: $38-$94
  • Intern benefits