NVIDIA is hiring a Solution Architect for the AI Technology Centre team in London, UK. This role is ideal for scientists who can also clearly define and apply strong strategic capabilities. Applicants must have significant publication records, community recognition, and research credibility to partner with Europe’s outstanding research groups on equal terms.
Why London? The UK is committed to becoming a global leader in robotics adoption, with a goal of £150 billion GDP growth by 2035. London offers one of the most active Physical AI research environments worldwide.
What you'll be doing
Participate in high impact research projects alongside university PIs and their research labs.
Identify and evaluate new high-value research opportunities in Robotics and Physical AI.
Champion the adoption of NVIDIA software platforms (such as Isaac Sim/Lab, Cosmos, GR00T, Warp, and Newton) to tackle groundbreaking scientific challenges.
Shape and nurture strategic institutional agreements with top UK universities and research consortia.
Empower academic partners by helping them secure critical research funding from external sources.
Act as a bridge between academic partners and NVIDIA product, program, and engineering teams. Communicate software and hardware requirements to ensure our solutions continue to drive world-class research.
Deliver strategic insights on emerging trends, breakthroughs from the research ecosystem or labs.
Coordinate and deliver outreach activities (e.g., NVIDIA AI Days, NVIDIA Robotics Days).
Help university PIs mentor postgraduate students.
What we need to see
Ph.D. in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science (Computer Vision, AI, HCI specialisations).
Research publications in Physical AI, Robotics and AI topics.
Experience working in academic research groups.
Comprehensive knowledge of Physical AI and Robotics: robot learning, manipulation, locomotion, perception, sim-to-real transfer, world models, or autonomous systems.
Experience with scientific policy engagement, grant processes, or national/European research program structures.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and learn new technologies quickly.
5+ years of hands-on experience in AI research for robotics.
Ways to stand out from the crowd
Postdoctoral or faculty experience is a plus, but no more than 10 years following a Ph.D.
Recognition across the research community with awards, named fellowships and grants in the robotics domain.
Experience in technology transfer - advancing research prototypes toward product integration or extensive platform deployment.
Experience building and implementing projects with NVIDIA software platforms.
NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers! We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you. NVIDIA is committed to foster a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer!
Skills Required
- Ph.D. in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science
- Research publications in Physical AI, Robotics, and AI topics
- Experience working in academic research groups
- Comprehensive knowledge of Physical AI and Robotics
- Experience with scientific policy engagement or grant processes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in AI research for robotics
NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NVIDIA and has not been reviewed or approved by NVIDIA.
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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.”
