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NVIDIA

Ph.D. Research Robotics Intern

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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 Robotics Internship.

As a Ph.D. Research Robotics Intern, you will work with experts in robotics to define your research project, design and implement novel robotics methods, collaborate with research team members and internal product teams, and transfer your research to product groups to enable new products or types of products.

To be considered, you 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.

Prior experience or knowledge requirements may include:

  • Programming skills in Python, C++, CUDA
  • Familiarity with Deep Learning Frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, Tensorflow, etc.)
  • Knowledge of Physics Simulation Frameworks (Issac Sim/Lab, MuJoCo, etc.)
  • Strong background in research with publications at top conferences
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Experience with large-scale model training is a plus

Potential internships require research experience in areas such as robotic manipulation and control, perception and world understanding, robot learning and reasoning, simulation, motion planning and navigation, and synthetic data generation.

NVIDIA offers a standard pay based on position, location, year in school, degree, and experience, ranging from $38 to $94 per hour.

You will also be eligible for intern benefits.