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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.\nYou 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 physical 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:\nDevelop and maintain simulation environments built on frameworks like MuJoCo, and Isaac Lab to support robotics research.\n\nImplement and test control algorithms and XR teleoperation interfaces for simulated robots.\n\nBuild procedural generation pipelines for diverse environments, object layouts, and robot motions.\n\nOptimize GPU-based physics simulator performance for large-scale training workloads.\n\nImport, configure, and validate robot assets in USD format, ensuring successful sim2real transfer.\n\nImplement Sim2Real pipelines and deploy learned models to physical robots.\n\nWhat we need to see:\nBachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field;\n\n10+ years of full-time industry experience on robotics and/or physics simulation;\n\nProven experience with one or more physics simulators such as MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, PyBullet, Drake, or Gazebo.\n\nDeep knowledge of state-of-the-art simulation techniques, such as accurate contact dynamics for manipulation and locomotion, and photorealistic rendering for perception.\n\nExpertise in generating simulation assets, task definitions, and building Gym-style APIs to support neural network training.\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 physics simulation;\n\nHands-on experience with deploying and debugging neural network models on robotic hardware;\n\nExpertise at reinforcement learning and neural network training;\n\nDemonstrated Tech Lead experience, coordinating a team of robotics engineers and driving projects from conception to deployment;\n\nContributions to popular open-source simulation 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 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.\nApplications for this job will be accepted at least until January 13, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.\nNVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.\nNVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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