PhD Graphics And Simulation Research Intern

Details

NVIDIA is accepting applications for 2026 Graphics and Simulation focused Research Internships. By submitting your resume you express interest in one of the internship opportunities; resumes are reviewed on an ongoing basis and a recruiter may reach out if your experience fits. These internships provide hands-on research experience with NVIDIA's Graphics and Simulation teams working on problems across gaming, robotics, autonomous vehicles, healthcare, climate, virtual worlds, and related industries.

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; deliverable results may include prototypes, patents, publications, and products.
• Collaborate with other team members, teams, and/or external researchers.

Requirements

• Must be actively enrolled in a university pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field for the entire duration of the internship.
• Depending on the internship, prior experience or knowledge could include programming skills and technologies such as: Python, C, CUDA, HLSL/GLSL, and 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 Research Areas (examples)

• 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

Compensation and Benefits

• Internship hourly rates: 30 USD - 94 USD (standard pay based on position, location, year in school, degree, and experience).
• Eligible for intern benefits (see NVIDIA intern benefits information).

Additional Information

• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
• NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse work environment; they do not discriminate on the basis of legally protected characteristics.