The NVIDIA Isaac team is seeking a research engineer to develop simulation tools for robotics using machine learning. This role involves collaboration between product engineering and robotics research to create product-ready capabilities. The engineer will work on building frameworks for training robot foundation models and integrating modern workflows into simulation. The position is focused on advancing the frontiers of accelerated computing in an inclusive and innovative environment.

• PhD degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of relevant industry or post-degree research engineering experience in robotics, simulation, or robot learning.
• Proven track record of software design and translating research prototypes into production-ready software platforms.
• Proficiency using Python and development experience with deep learning software stacks such as Pytorch and Jax.

• Build simulation frameworks for training and evaluating robot foundation models on NVIDIA's Omniverse platform.
• Partner directly with research to design, implement, and evaluate novel algorithms for robot learning.
• Drive technical architecture, set evaluation standards, and lead cross-team collaboration between Research and Product.
• Work as part of a high-paced software engineering team, including design/code reviews, testing, continuous integration, and deployment.
• Train and evaluate robot foundation models.
• Integrate modern LLM and agentic workflows into simulation and robotics workflows.
• Translate research ideas into Isaac Lab Arena capabilities that can scale to NVIDIA's user base.
• Stay up to date with the state-of-the-art in robotics research.

• 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.