AI Factory Cooling R&D Intern - Summer 2026 jobs in United States
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NVIDIA · 18 hours ago

AI Factory Cooling R&D Intern - Summer 2026

positionSanta Clara, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$30/hr - $94/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Summer

NVIDIA is a leading technology company known for its innovation in AI and HPC workloads. They are seeking a PhD-level intern to support hands-on thermal R&D, simulation, and lab-based validation of data center cooling systems.

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Responsibilities

Conduct CFD, FNM, and mechanical design studies for rack-level, room-level, and facility-level cooling architectures
Build and refine CAD models and digital twin components for NVIDIA’s Omniverse platform
Work hands-on in NVIDIA’s Santa Clara thermal labs and CM sites with CDUs, CRAHs, chillers, pumps, HX, and prototype equipment
Set up and run experiments using LabVIEW or similar DAQ tools
Support mechanical build activities, including working with sheet-metal vendor and assembling test fixtures
Assist R&D for single phase liquid cooling, two-phase cooling, liquid-to-liquid systems, and hybrid cooling technologies
Work with the full DCE team across cooling, power, controls, mechanical design and digital twin development
Generate test reports, analyze data, and validate simulations with lab data

Qualification

CFD toolsCAD softwareThermal system designLabVIEWPythonMATLABLiquid cooling systemsHands-on lab experienceMechanical designData analysis

Required

Pursuing PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal/Fluids Engineering, or similar area
Experience with CFD tools (ANSYS Fluent, Cadence, STAR-CCM+) and/or flow network modeling (Flownex)
Hands-on experience with lab equipment, fluid loops, testing, and instrumentation
Experience working with CAD (SolidWorks, NX) and working safely and effectively in an R&D lab environment
Experience with LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB, or similar tools
Strong foundation in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermal system design

Preferred

Experience working with liquid cooling systems (CDUs, CRAHs, Chillers)
Background with Omniverse or USD-based digital twin integration
Experience designing/building custom test fixtures or prototypes
Research/publications in data center cooling or advanced thermal management

Benefits

Intern benefits

Company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
dateFounded in 1993
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.nvidia.com

H1B Sponsorship

NVIDIA has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2024 (1355)
2023 (976)
2022 (835)
2021 (601)
2020 (529)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.09B
Key Investors
ARPA-EARK Investment ManagementSoftBank Vision Fund
2023-05-09Grant· $5M
2022-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $65M
2021-02-18Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Jensen Huang
Founder and CEO
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Michael Kagan
Chief Technology Officer
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