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PhD Research Intern, Architecture – 2027

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA, Westford, MA, Seattle, WA

Type

Internship

Posted

9/18/2026

Compensation

$38.00 - $94.00 per hour

PhD Internship
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
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Job description

The NVIDIA Architecture Research Group is looking for an intern to contribute to the future of GPU and data-center computing. This role involves exploring foundational research questions and developing new architectural ideas that will influence future NVIDIA systems. Interns will work closely with researchers and product architects to evaluate architecture concepts and build necessary models and prototypes. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage in ambitious research that directly impacts NVIDIA's product development.

Requirements

  • Pursuing a PhD Degree in relevant disciplines such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics.
  • Relevant industrial and university experience in hardware, software, or algorithm development.
  • Strong programming ability in C/C++ and scripting languages.
  • Experience as a CUDA programmer.
  • Background in building computer system simulators.
  • Experience in developing efficient low-level software tools such as runtime systems, binary translators, or compilers.
  • Strong background in computer architecture and parallel computer architectures.

Responsibilities

  • Investigate new architecture concepts for future GPUs, memory systems, accelerators, and data-center-scale computing platforms.
  • Study emerging workloads and identify architectural bottlenecks and opportunities.
  • Explore hardware-software co-design across architecture, compilers, runtime systems, programming models, and applications.
  • Develop models, simulators, prototypes, and experimental tools to evaluate new architecture ideas.
  • Research new approaches to memory hierarchy, coherence, consistency, data movement, and system-level programmability.
  • Collaborate with NVIDIA researchers, GPU architects, software teams, and product groups to develop and evaluate promising concepts.
  • Clearly communicate research findings through presentations, technical reports, and potentially research publications.
  • Help transfer successful research ideas, methodologies, and tools into NVIDIA product teams.

Benefits

  • 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

355

FY2026

Approval rate

99.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

7,667

FY2026

Entry-level share

11.9%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-37%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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