Nvidia Senior Software Engineer Generalist Embodied Agent Research 

United States, California 

253646750

What you will be doing:

• Work with world-class researchers at NVIDIA to develop robust AI solutions for general-purpose humanoid robots and embodied agents;

• Develop large-scale AI training and inference infrastructure for foundation models;

• Develop robust and scalable data pipelines;

• Systematically evaluate and analyze AI models in physical simulation and on robot hardware;

• Collaborate with research and engineering teams across all of NVIDIA to ensure your software integrates seamlessly up and down the stacks.

What we need to see:

• A Masters Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Robotics or equivalent experience.

• 4+ years of relevant work experience in one or both of the following domains:

  • Large-scale AI systems:

    • Outstanding engineering skills for rapid prototyping and product development. Python is required; C++ and CUDA proficiencies are a plus;

    • Excellent knowledge and hands-on experience in working with large-scale machine learning/AI systems and compute infrastructure;

    • Hands-on training experience with multimodal large language models;

    • Deep expertise in building multimodal data pipelines.

  • Practical robotics systems:

    • Deep understanding of robot kinematics, dynamics, and sensors;

    • Ability to safely operate robot hardware, lab equipment, and tools;

    • Experience with rapid prototyping technologies, such as CAD design and 3D fabrication;

    • Strong programming skills in Python, C++, ROS, and machine learning frameworks like PyTorch;

    • Knowledge of control methods, including PID, model predictive control, and whole-body control;

    • Familiarity with physics simulation frameworks such as MuJoCo and Isaac Sim;

    • Robot hardware design and hands-on building experience.