Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA is an industry leader with groundbreaking developments in avatars, artificial intelligence, and cloud services. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to interactive avatars. Make the choice, join our diverse team today!

We are looking for an intern to join the Interactive Avatar team - one of the teams behind the NVIDIA Omniverse™ Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE). ACE is a suite of real-time AI solutions for end-to-end development and deployment of interactive avatars and digital human applications: https://developer.nvidia.com/omniverse/ace As a member of our team, you will work alongside highly skilled and motivated engineers, scientists, and artists to drive architecture, core-technology and features.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work on interactive avatar technologies from animation to computer vision and contribute new features for ACE microservices and tools. The Interactive Avatar team works on a wide wide range of topics, and we would tailor the internship to your skills and interests. Possible topics could include:

• Automatic camera motion generation for interactive avatar experiences.

• Convert movie scripts into an interactive avatar experience.

• Microservice performance monitoring and optimization.

• Import/export plugins from e.g. Maya to ACE

• Collaborate closely with development teams in Santa Clara to build software with an emphasis on reliability, performance, scalability, security and sustainability.

What we need to see:

• Pursuing MSc. or are PhD student in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field, with some courses followed in the area of computer graphics, machine learning, rendering, visualization, signal processing, dialog management, or networking.

• A strong interest in avatars and interactive experiences.

• Hands-on coding skills with Python or C/C++.

• Proficient in English and good communication skills.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• You love avatars or you have an eye for visuals or even better - both!

• Experience in working in real-time applications such as animation, rendering, or computer vision is a big plus.

• Experience with cloud applications.

• Exposure to natural language processing (NLP).

• You have a flair for user experience!

NVIDIA is at the forefront of breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, and Visualization. Our teams are composed of driven, innovative professionals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology. We offer highly competitive salaries, an extensive benefits package, and a work environment that promotes diversity, inclusion, and flexibility. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a supportive and empowering workplace for all.

Are you a creative and autonomous computer scientist with a real passion for parallel computing? If so, we want to hear from you.