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Santa Clara, CA

NVIDIA 2026 Internships: PhD Hardware Research - US

Internship
Technology & Digital
Engineering
Posted:
January 13, 2026

Nvidia

GPUs and accelerated computing company
76.6
Palpable Score
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By submitting your resume, you’re expressing interest in one of our 2026 Hardware focused Research 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 challenges no one else can solve. 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.

Our internships offer an excellent opportunity to expand your career and get hands on experience with one of our industry leading Hardware teams. We’re seeking strategic, ambitious, hard-working, and creative individuals who are passionate about helping us tackle challenges no one else can solve.

What you will be doing:

What we need to see:

Potential internships require research experience in at least one of the following areas:

Circuit Design

ASIC and VLSI

Electronic Design Automation

About the company

Nvidia

Company overview
NVIDIA designs GPUs and full-stack accelerated computing platforms used in gaming, professional visualisation, AI, and data centres. NVIDIA also builds networking and systems products for large-scale computing, plus software platforms such as CUDA and AI libraries that developers use to train and run models. NVIDIA sells to cloud providers, enterprises, researchers, and OEM partners, alongside a large consumer gaming ecosystem. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and operates globally.

Locations and presence

NVIDIA’s corporate headquarters is in Santa Clara, California, and NVIDIA operates across dozens of countries (38 countries reported for fiscal year 2025). NVIDIA reports a “flexible work environment” with work-from-home under certain conditions, with day-to-day expectations varying by team and role.

Palpable Score

76.6
/ 100
NVIDIA is a strong early-career option because NVIDIA runs a clear set of student and new-grad pathways, and NVIDIA positions internships as the main pipeline into early-career hiring. The main friction point is hiring consistency: NVIDIA publishes an applicant-facing process, but public interview reports still include ghosting and uneven closure. Pay and intern experience signals are strong, while long-run early-career outcomes are not published as metrics candidates can easily compare.
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