Phd Research Intern, Security and Privacy - Fall 2026

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

USD 30-94 per hour

INTERN

✅ On-site

Tech Stack
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value. About proficiency levels:

1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;

3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;

7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;

10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.

AI @ 6 Algorithms @ 6 Machine Learning Python @ 3 Security @ 8

Details

NVIDIA is seeking exceptional security and privacy researchers to contribute to the development of secure, private, and safe systems. In particular, security, privacy, and safety concerns are increasingly limiting the access and use of data in AI as well as the use of AI in critical use cases.

In order to enable trustworthy AI systems in the future, all layers of AI systems need to be co-designed and co-optimized to provide strong, verifiable protection while still maximizing performance and energy efficiency. This position offers the opportunity to have a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company.

What You7ll Be Doing

Understand and analyze the potential vulnerabilities and risks in future systems for AI and AI-based systems.
Develop creative hardware, software, and algorithms to enable trustworthy AI systems with strong and verifiable security, privacy, and safety guarantees.
Collaborate with a diverse set of teams across the company, spanning software, hardware, research, and product groups.
Publish original research and speak at conferences and events.

Requirements

You are pursuing a Ph.D. in CE/CS/EE with a strong background in computer architecture, operating systems, programming languages/compilers, applied cryptography, and/or AI/ML.
Demonstrated expertise in at least one specific security area (applied cryptography, programming languages, software systems, AI/ML algorithms, computer architecture, etc) with the ability to become the go-to resource within a team having varied backgrounds.
Strong publication and research collaboration records.
Experience with experimental research and development.
Experience with C, C++, Python, and/or scripting languages.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 17, 2026.