Software Engineering Intern, Robot Learning Platform - 2026

Job Description:

Join us at NVIDIA as we redefine the future of robotics and AI! Our Isaac Lab team is on a mission to propel our flagship platform for robot learning to new heights. This is an outstanding chance to be part of an ambitious, world-class team pushing the boundaries of what's possible in autonomous systems training. You'll be immersed in a diverse and encouraging environment where innovation and collaboration are at the forefront.

What you will be doing:
* Develop innovative features for our platform, such as perception-in-the-loop reinforcement learning, multi-agent / multi-task learning, VLA and RL integration.
* Participate in the open-source development of Isaac Lab, engaging with the robotics industrial and research communities.
* Scale training massively in the cloud while ensuring flawless performance through extensive benchmarking, profiling, and optimizations.
* Collaborate with research and engineering teams across NVIDIA to enable brand new research for the next generation of humanoid robots.

What we need to see:
* Currently pursuing an MS or PhD degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field.
* Extensive experience in software development with Python and deep-learning software stacks like Pytorch, Tensorflow, or Jax.
* Proven experience in robotics and simulation workflows, including reinforcement learning, imitation learning, motion planning, and trajectory optimization.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:
* Prior experience with Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Isaac Gym, or Mujoco.
* Successfully trained a robot in simulation and deployed the policy sim-to-real.
* Publications in major AI and robotics conferences