PhD Research Intern, Hardware - 2025

By submitting your resume, you’re expressing interest in one of our 2025 Hardware Research focused Internships. We’ll review resumes on an ongoing basis, and a recruiter may reach out if your experience fits one of our many internship opportunities.

NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing to tackle some of the world's hardest problems and discover never-before-seen ways to improve the quality of life for people everywhere. Our work in AI and digital twins is transforming the world's largest industries and profoundly impacting society — from gaming to robotics, self-driving cars to life-saving healthcare, climate change to virtual worlds where we can all connect and create. You will be part of an amazing collaborative research team that consistently publishes at the top venues.

NVIDIA Research is seeking world-class circuit researchers to contribute to the exploration of future high-performance, low-power circuit technologies and development of prototype circuits. We are also seeking ASIC and VLSI Research Interns. You will develop algorithms and design hardware and software extending the state of the art in computing, graphics, media processing, and other technology areas surrounding NVIDIA's business.

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborate with other team members, both in research and product roles

• Opportunity may include publishing and presenting your original research

• Transfer technology to product groups

What we need to see:

• Currently pursuing a PhD Degree in relevant discipline(s) (CS, CE, EE, Physics, Math).

• Research experience in one or more of the following areas:

• High-Performance Circuit Design

• PLLs and Clocking

• SerDes and High-Speed Signaling

• Photonics

• SRAMs

• Power Delivery/Regulation

• Security Circuits

• High-Speed Logic

• ASIC and VLSI

• ASIC and VLSI Design Techniques

• Novel Digital VLSI Circuits

• Networks – Large Scale System Design

• Switch Microarchitecture

• GPU-to-Network Interface

• Excellent programming skills in at least one of the following: C, C++, Perl Python, MATLAB

• A strong publication, patent, presentation, and research collaboration history is a plus.

• Excellent communication skills.

NVIDIA is widely considered one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world. Are you a creative and collaborative researcher with a real passion for hardware? If so, we want to hear from you!

The hourly rate for our interns is 30 USD - 90 USD. Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

You will also be eligible for Intern benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis. ​

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.