PhD Research Intern, Generative AI - 2026 - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$30 - $94 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 October 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 13 October 2026.
Research and develop Cosmos world foundation models and generative AI systems for Physical AI.
About the role
This role involves research on Cosmos world foundation models and generative AI systems for Physical AI across robotics, autonomous driving, smart spaces, and embodied agents. The position focuses on multimodal world understanding, simulation, synthetic data generation, and embodied reasoning within the NVIDIA Cosmos Platform.
What you'll do
- Conduct research in generative AI, multimodal foundation models, world models, and embodied AI. - Develop algorithms for video understanding/generation, action-conditioned simulation, multimodal reasoning, and policy learning. - Train and evaluate large-scale models using video, image, language, and robotics or autonomous driving data. - Collaborate with researchers and engineers across AI, robotics, simulation, and graphics teams. - Publish research at conferences and transfer innovations into NVIDIA products.
What you'll need
- Currently pursuing a PhD in CS, EE, Robotics, or related fields. - Background in generative AI, computer vision, multimodal learning, robotics, or reinforcement learning. - Prior publication record and research experience. - Python and PyTorch skills.
Skills: generative AI, multimodal foundation models, world models, embodied AI, PyTorch
This role has been open 149 days — well above the 86-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
507
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Median days open
86 d
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Median salary
$236k
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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 (507 roles · 76 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 89 | 507 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 997 | 6277 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 57 d | 86 d (−29 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: generative AI, multimodal foundation models, world models, embodied AI, PyTorch
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 105 open roles · median 115 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 89 open roles · median 57 d
- AMD · 34 open roles · median 107 d
- Micron Technology · 26 open roles · median 58 d
- Mobileye · 20 open roles · median 84 d
- Analog Devices · 18 open roles · median 42 d
How we counted: 507 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 76 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Oct 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.