Senior Robotics Research Scientist at NVIDIA Seattle Robotics Lab
Job Description
NVIDIA’s Seattle Robotics Lab is hiring senior research scientists to lead work across the robotics stack: perception, planning, control, reinforcement and imitation learning, and simulation. The lab’s past work includes cuRobo, DeXtreme, MimicGen and GraspNet, and it feeds Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab and NVIDIA’s Cosmos and GR00T foundation models. It is aiming at several grand challenges within two to three years.
At a glance
- Team: Seattle Robotics Lab, NVIDIA Research
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Level: Senior: technical leadership plus hands-on work
- Apply: open until filled (re-checked 14 October 2026)
What you would do
- Lead and contribute to research on robotics grand challenges
- Work across perception, planning, control, RL, imitation learning and simulation
- Transfer research into NVIDIA’s robotics and simulation products
- Collaborate with teams working on Cosmos, GR00T and the Newton physics engine
Why this role matters
NVIDIA’s robotics platforms are used by many robot companies, so research from this lab can spread across the industry through its simulators and foundation models. The lab combines academic-style publishing with direct paths into products, which few industry labs offer at this scale. Senior scientists here both set research directions and still write code and run experiments themselves.
What NVIDIA is looking for
- Exceptional research and engineering skills with a proven research record
- Strong references and technical leadership
- Deep expertise in at least one area of robotics research
Nice to have
- Experience building widely used robotics tools or datasets
Pay and location
NVIDIA shows the pay range on the posting; check it there for this Seattle role.
How to apply
Apply through the official NVIDIA job posting. NVIDIA’s posting does not give a closing date, so the role is open until filled; ResearchJobs.in will re-check this listing on 14 October 2026. Check the posting for location and work-authorisation details before you apply.
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Hiring institution: NVIDIA
Official advertisement: nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com
How to prepare for this application
- Senior record: lead with your most cited work and what it enabled.
- Know the lab: read cuRobo, MimicGen or DeXtreme before applying.
- Products: show research that became tools others use.
- References: the ad stresses strong supporting references.
About NVIDIA's Seattle Robotics Lab
NVIDIA's Seattle Robotics Lab does fundamental and applied research across the robotics stack, and its work feeds NVIDIA products such as Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab and the GR00T robot foundation models.
