Senior Software Engineer, Humanoid Robotics

Job Description

NVIDIA is seeking a Robotics Software Engineer specializing in Sim2Real and Humanoid Loco-Manipulation to join their Robotics team.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ Years of experience in robotics, embedded systems, or related domains
• Proficient programming skills in C++ and Python
• Experience with machine learning frameworks, especially PyTorch
• Strong understanding of robot learning principles and algorithms
• Experience with simulation environments (e.g. Isaac Lab, Isaac Sim)
• Hands-on experience of real robot testing
• Familiar with robotics middleware
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Deploy algorithms on real humanoid robots to evaluate sim2real transfer
• Build and optimize data generation pipelines for training and validating robotic models
• Implement and enhance robot learning algorithms for robotics
• Focus on humanoid loco-manipulation tasks to advance robotic capabilities
• Perform Vision-Language-Action (VLA) pre-training and post-training
• Collaborate with engineering and research teams to enable foundation models on humanoid robots
• Run experiments and analyze results to improve robotic system performance
• Continuously learn and explore new technologies

Benefits

• Multiple relocation packages
• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
• 8-week parental leave
• 9 Employee Resource Groups
• Annual bonus offering
• Flexible work arrangements
• Up to 6% 401K matching