PhD Research Intern, Autonomous Systems and Physical AI Research - 2027
$0k - $0k • Remote • US, CA, Santa Clara
Posted 7d ago
Job Location
US, CA, Santa Clara
Tech Stack
Remote Work Policy
Fully remote
Categories
AI Research Engineer
About the job
NVIDIA's Autonomous Systems and Physical AI Research (ASPIRE) group is seeking outstanding Research Interns to contribute to cutting-edge work in autonomous vehicles, robotics, and physical AI. This role involves tackling fundamental research challenges to enable intelligent machines to perceive, reason, and safely interact with the physical world and people. The group focuses on foundational research areas including foundation model design, embodied reasoning, safety, closed-loop training and evaluation, and agentic workflows for Physical AI. Interns will be encouraged to publish their work and open-source their code, collaborating with experts across NVIDIA to influence real-world products while conducting groundbreaking research.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement advanced techniques for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and physical AI.
- Conduct original research and publish findings.
- Collaborate with research colleagues, internal product teams, and external researchers.
- Transfer developed technology to relevant product groups.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Relevant research experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, embodied AI, or autonomous systems.
- Strong knowledge of vehicle or robot autonomy theory and practice, or expertise in a related area with a strong interest in applying it to autonomous systems.
- Demonstrated research excellence through publications at leading conferences/journals or open-source software.
- Exceptional Python programming skills.
- Experience with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, research-focused team.
Benefits
- Internship hourly rates
- Eligibility for Intern benefits