Jobs / United States / Nvidia Corporation
Research Intern, Spatial Intelligence - Summer 2027
Nvidia Corporation · 🇺🇸 US, CA, Santa Clara
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Nvidia Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles83 certified filings for “Research Scientist” (Computer and Information Research Scientists) in CA: $164k–$201k, median $169k. Most were filed at wage level II (45%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
NVIDIA is searching for an outstanding computer vision and deep learning intern researcher to join the spatial intelligence lab. We are passionate about research that pushes boundaries but also has impact in the real world! What you’ll be doing: • Research, design and implement methods for one of the key research topics of the team: generative AI for videos, reconstruction, simulation, video understanding, policy learning, reinforcement learning, VLMs. • Publish original research at the end of the internship. • Collaborate with other team members and teams. • Collaborate with external researchers. What we need to see: • Must currently be at least a second-year Ph.D. student in, e.g., Computer Science/Engineering, Mathematics. • Excellent knowledge of theory and practice of computer vision methods, as well as deep learning. • Excellent programming skills in some rapid prototyping environment such as Python; C++ and parallel programming (e.g., CUDA) • Knowledge of common machine learning frameworks, such as PyTorch. • Outstanding research track record. • Very good publication record in computer vision, with a minimum of 2 papers (1 as main author) published at top venues CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR. • Excellent communications skills. • Good knowledge of version control systems, e.g., git. NVIDIA 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 working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you! We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay based on the position, your location, year in school, degree, and experience. The hourly rate for our interns is 38 USD - 94 USD. You will also be eligible for Intern benefits . Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 12, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.