In the NVIDIA Isaac team, we build tools that bring the power of the GPU to bear on one of today’s grand challenges: physical AI. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, encouraging environment where we all work together to advance the frontiers of accelerated computing.
We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our team to develop simulation tools built for scientists and companies that are using machine learning to solve the future of robotics! You'll join a team of robotics engineers who work at the intersection of simulation and machine learning. Our goal is to build the industry's leading tool for evaluating robot foundation models in simulation. This mission builds on NVIDIA's history of creating virtual worlds using its groundbreaking technology on photorealistic rendering and physics simulation technologies.
What you'll be doing:
Building simulation frameworks for training and evaluating robot foundation models on top of NVIDIA's Omniverse platform.
Working as part of a high-paced software engineering team: design/code reviews, testing, continuous integration, deployment.
Training and evaluating robot foundation models.
Integrating modern LLM and agentic workflows into simulation and robotics workflows.
Working with researchers to translate ideas from research into products that can scale to NVIDIA's user base.
Keeping up to date with the state-of-the-art in robotics research.
What we need to see:
MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
5+ years of full-time experience in robotics and/or simulation.
Experience in software design and working on a significant software project.
Proficiency using Python and development experience with deep learning software stacks (Pytorch, Jax, etc.).
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Publications and/or projects that demonstrate excellence in moving the needle in the field of robotics.
Robot learning expertise with reinforcement learning and/or imitation learning,
Physics simulation expertise.
Experience with tools used in the NVIDIA robotics ecosystem (CUDA, warp, Isaac Lab, ROS).
Developing and maintaining open-source projects.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.Skills Required
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years of full-time experience in robotics and/or simulation.
- Experience in software design and working on a significant software project.
- Proficiency using Python.
- Development experience with deep learning software stacks (PyTorch, JAX, etc.).
- Publications and/or projects demonstrating robotics research impact.
- Robot learning expertise with reinforcement learning and/or imitation learning.
- Physics simulation expertise.
- Experience with NVIDIA robotics ecosystem tools (CUDA, Warp, Isaac Lab, ROS).
- Experience developing and maintaining open-source projects.
NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.
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What We Do
NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”
