Research Scientist, Autonomous Vehicles - New College Grad 2026

at Nvidia
📍 Santa Clara, United States
USD 160,000-258,800 per year
JUNIOR
✅ On-site

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Python @ 3 Machine Learning @ 3 TensorFlow @ 3 Communication @ 6 Parallel Programming @ 3 PyTorch @ 3 CUDA @ 3

Details

We are recruiting Research Scientists for Autonomous Vehicle research to work on foundational and applied problems in vehicle autonomy. The group focuses on agent behavior models, end-to-end AV architectures, AI safety, closed-loop training approaches, and AV foundation models (VLMs, reasoning models). Lab members are encouraged to publish research, open-source code, and transfer developed technology into production systems. Researchers will collaborate with experts across perception, machine learning, and robotics within NVIDIA.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement cutting-edge techniques in the field of vehicle autonomy.
  • Publish original research in top conferences and journals.
  • Collaborate with other research team members, internal product teams, and external researchers.
  • Transfer developed technology to relevant product groups.

Requirements

  • Completing or recently completed a PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Relevant research experience in vehicle/robot autonomy.
  • Strong knowledge of theory and practice of vehicle/robot autonomy, or a related area with a strong interest in applying work to autonomous vehicles.
  • A track record of research excellence with publications in top conferences and journals (examples listed: RSS, ICRA, IJRR, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, TAC) and other research artifacts such as software projects.
  • Exceptional programming skills in Python; C++ and parallel programming (e.g., CUDA) are a plus.
  • Knowledge of common machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a dynamic, research-focused team.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Base salary range: 160,000 USD - 258,750 USD (final base salary determined by location, experience, and pay of employees in similar positions).
  • Eligible for equity and benefits.

Additional Information

  • Applications accepted at least until November 23, 2025.
  • NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse work environment.