Research Scientist, Generative AI for Physical AI - PhD New College Grad 2026

Nvidia
US, CA, Santa Clara2026-04-10onsite

About the job

Join our groundbreaking research team as we revolutionize the future of physical AI through groundbreaking generative models. We are now hiring Research Scientists to join our Cosmos team! As a Research Scientist specializing in Generative AI for Physical AI, you'll be at the forefront of developing next-generation algorithms that bridge the gap between virtual and physical realms. You'll work with state-of-the-art technology and have access to massive computational resources to bring your ideas to life.

Responsibilities

Pioneer revolutionary generative AI algorithms for physical AI applications, with a focus on advanced video generative models and video-language models

Architect and implement sophisticated data processing pipelines that produce premium-quality training data for Generative AI and Physical AI systems

Design and develop cutting-edge physics simulation algorithms that enhance Physical AI training

Scale and optimize large-scale training systems to efficiently harness the power of 20,000+ GPUs for training foundation models

Author influential research papers to share your groundbreaking discoveries with the global AI community

Drive innovation through close collaboration with research teams, diverse internal product groups, and external researchers

Build lasting impact by facilitating technology transfer and contributing to open-source initiatives

Qualifications

Minimum

PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Deep expertise in PyTorch and related libraries for Generative AI and Physical AI development

Strong foundation in diffusion, vision language and reasoning models and their applications

Proven experience with reinforcement learning algorithms and implementations

Robust knowledge of physics simulation and its integration with AI systems

Demonstrated proficiency in 3D generative models and their applications

Preferred

Publications or contributions to major AI conferences (ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ECCV, SIGGRAPH, ICCV, etc.)

Experience with large-scale distributed training systems

Background in robotics or physical systems

Open-source contributions to prominent AI projects

History of successful research-to-product transitions