PhD Research Intern, Fundamental Generative AI - 2027 - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$38 - $94 USD yearly
Originally posted 15 September 2026 by the employer — open 4 days.
About the role
This role is for a PhD Research Intern focusing on fundamental generative AI research. You will contribute to advancing fundamental generative AI methods for image, video, 3D, graph, and multimodal data, and AI for science applications.
What you'll do
- Research, design, and implement novel, large-scale generative AI methods.
- Publish original research.
- Collaborate with other team members, research teams, and product teams.
- Transfer technology to product groups.
What you'll need
- Pursuing a Ph.D. program in Computer Science/Engineering, Statistics, or Electrical Engineering.
- Strong publication record at ML venues such as NeurIPS, CVPR, ICLR, ICML, ICCV, or ECCV.
- Excellent knowledge of the theory and practice of generative AI.
- Strong knowledge of computer vision, 3D, NLP, or AI for science.
- Excellent programming skills in rapid prototyping environments such as Python.
- Knowledge of deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
Nice to have
- C++ and parallel programming (e.g., CUDA) skills.
Skills: generative AI, machine learning, image, video, 3D, graph, multimodal data, AI for science, PyTorch
This role has been open 3 days — well below the 65-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
518
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Median days open
65 d
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Median salary
$229k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (518 roles · 76 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 85 | 518 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 943 | 5796 · 143 employers |
| Median days open | 65 d | 65 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $229k |
Skills observed across this category: generative AI, machine learning, image, video, 3D, graph, multimodal data, AI for science, PyTorch
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 106 open roles · median 97 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 85 open roles · median 65 d
- AMD · 43 open roles · median 60 d
- Micron Technology · 32 open roles · median 37 d
- Mobileye · 25 open roles · median 51 d
- Analog Devices · 14 open roles · median 22 d
How we counted: 518 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 76 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.