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Our team is leading Project GR00T, NVIDIA’s moonshot initiative at building foundation models and full-stack technology for humanoid robots. You will work with an amazing and collaborative research team that consistently produces influential works on multimodal foundation models, large-scale robot learning, embodied AI, and physics simulation. Our past projects includeEureka,VIMA,Voyager,MineDojo,MimicPlay,Prismer, and more. Your contributions will have a significant impact on our research projects and product roadmaps.\nWhat you will be doing:\nDesign and maintain teleoperation software for controlling humanoid robots with low latency and high precision;\n\nDevelop and optimize the control stack, including locomotion, manipulation, and whole-body control algorithms;\n\nDeploy and evaluate neural network models in physics simulation and on real humanoid hardware;\n\nImplement tools and processes for regular robot maintenance, diagnostics, and troubleshooting to ensure system reliability;\n\nMonitor teleoperators at the lab and develop quality assurance workflows to ensure high-quality data collection;\n\nCollaborate with researchers on model training, data processing, and the full MLOps lifecycle.\n\nWhat we need to see:\nA Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience; advanced degrees are helpful.\n\n8+ years of full-time industry experience in robotics hardware or software full-stack;\n\nHands-on experience with deploying and debugging neural network models on robotic hardware;\n\nAbility to implement real-time control algorithms, teleoperation stack, and sensor fusion;\n\nProficiency in languages such as Python, Rust, C++, and experience with robotics frames (ROS) and physics simulation (Gazebo, Mujoco, Isaac, etc.).\n\nExperience in maintaining and troubleshooting robotic systems, including mechanical, electrical, and software components.\n\nPhysically work on-site at NVIDIA HQ on all business days.\n\nWays to stand out from the crowd:\nMaster’s or PhD’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field;\n\nExperience at autonomous driving or humanoid robotics companies on real hardware deployment;\n\nExperience in robot hardware design;\n\nDemonstrated Tech Lead experience, coordinating a team of robotics engineers and driving projects from conception to deployment as well as contributions to popular open-source robotics frameworks or research publications in top-tier conferences, such as ICRA, IROS, RSS, CoRL.\n\nNVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and productive people in the world. Please join us and be part of the forefront of developing general-purpose robots and large-scale foundation models!\nYour base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.\nApplications for this job will be accepted at least until August 4, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.\nNVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.\nNVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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