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

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA

Research Scientist role focused on Generative AI for Physical AI, developing advanced video generative and video-language models, and scaling large-scale training systems for foundation models. Requires a PhD and expertise in PyTorch, diffusion, vision-language, reasoning models, RL, and physics simulation.

What you'd actually do

  1. Pioneer revolutionary generative AI algorithms for physical AI applications, with a focus on advanced video generative models and video-language models
  2. Architect and implement sophisticated data processing pipelines that produce premium-quality training data for Generative AI and Physical AI systems
  3. Design and develop cutting-edge physics simulation algorithms that enhance Physical AI training
  4. Scale and optimize large-scale training systems to efficiently harness the power of 20,000+ GPUs for training foundation models
  5. Author influential research papers to share your groundbreaking discoveries with the global AI community

Skills

Required

  • PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • PyTorch
  • Generative AI
  • Physical AI
  • diffusion models
  • vision language models
  • reasoning models
  • reinforcement learning algorithms
  • physics simulation
  • 3D generative models

Nice to have

  • Publications or contributions to major AI conferences (ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ECCV, SIGGRAPH, ICCV, etc.)
  • large-scale distributed training systems
  • robotics
  • physical systems
  • Open-source contributions to prominent AI projects
  • research-to-product transitions

What the JD emphasized

  • 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

Other signals

  • Generative AI for Physical AI
  • advanced video generative models
  • video-language models
  • large-scale training systems
  • foundation models