NVIDIA is looking for a Research Scientist or Research Engineer to join its Physical AI Platform Research team, focusing on synthetic data generation for autonomous driving models. The role involves driving research at the intersection of AI, simulation, and autonomy to develop secure self-driving vehicles. Candidates should possess strong software engineering skills and expertise in AI and simulation technologies. The position emphasizes collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to translate research into impactful, real-world applications.

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience in deep learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, simulation, or autonomous systems.
• Proven research excellence with a strong publication record in leading AI and computer vision symposiums and periodicals.
• Exceptional software engineering skills, including expert-level programming in Python.
• Hands-on experience in synthetic data generation, generative environment representations, or simulation.

• Research, prototype, and develop new techniques using synthetic data and generative world models.
• Collaborate across research and product organizations to translate new AI advances into scalable technologies.
• Drive the future of safe autonomous driving by crafting the research direction and technical roadmap.
• Advance safe, robust, and scalable Level 4 autonomous vehicle capabilities through meaningful research.
• Communicate complex technical ideas effectively with diverse research and engineering groups.

• Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.