The Senior Application Engineer at NVIDIA will focus on developing software tools for high-performance computing and artificial intelligence applications in scientific research. This role involves translating complex physics research into practical software solutions for numerical simulations. The engineer will collaborate with research, engineering, and product teams to enhance toolkits and libraries for various scientific applications. The position offers an opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking discoveries in plasma, lasers, and material physics.

• BS, MS, or PhD in computational, theoretical and/or experimental physics, applied mathematics, computer science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience building HPC, AI or machine learning software for applications in physics and numerical simulations.
• Strong experience with GPU-accelerated computing and modern ML frameworks.
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.

• Develop workflows for experimental processing/analysis and numerical simulations with applications in imaging science, plasma and high energy physics, and material science.
• Profile the application and run benchmarks to identify bottlenecks and suggest recommendations to collaborators and product teams.
• Build examples or sample applications for tutorials.
• Represent NVIDIA at leading scientific conferences, workshops, and industry events.

• 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.