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NVIDIA · 1 day ago

AI Factory Digital Twin R&D Intern, Single & Two-Phase Cooling Systems - Summer 2026

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

$30/hr - $94/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

NVIDIA is seeking a PhD-level intern for their AI Factory to drive R&D in single-phase and two-phase cooling digital twin development. The intern will develop high-fidelity models and contribute to intelligent AI Factory infrastructure.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop high-fidelity CFD and thermo-fluidic models for single-phase and two-phase cooling systems in data centers, including cold plates, immersion, air cooling, and facility liquid cooling systems

Build SimReady geometries and metadata for use in NVIDIA’s Omniverse platform using USD-based workflows

Use Cadence, ANSYS Fluent, STAR-CCM+, Flownex, or equivalent tools to build and validate digital twin components

Automate simulation workflows using Python, including parameter sweeps, sensitivity studies, multiphysics coupling, and surrogate model generation

Chip in to multi-domain digital twins spanning thermal, mechanical, electrical, and control systems

Integrate simulation data with Omniverse extensions and collaborate on R&D-grade digital twin workflows

Work with the entire NVIDIA Data Center Engineering (DCE) team across cooling, power, controls, and architecture

Validate simulations with lab and field data and define performance envelopes for cooling technologies

Qualification

CFD toolsPython programmingThermofluid dynamicsSingle-phase coolingTwo-phase coolingOmniverse workflowsResearch publicationsSimulation automation

Required

Pursuing PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Sciences, Computational Engineering, or closely related field

Solid understanding of thermofluid dynamics, single- and two-phase heat transfer, and data center cooling systems

Experience with CFD tools such as Cadence, Ansys Fluent, STAR-CCM+, or similar

Experience with flow network modeling tools such as Flownex

Strong programming ability in Python

Experience with USD, SimReady standards, or Omniverse workflows

Preferred

Experience in two-phase digital twin modeling familiarity with predictive digital twins or integrating ML/AI with physics-based models

Experience developing custom Omniverse extensions or simulation automation tools

Publications or research in thermal management or digital twins

Benefits

Intern benefits

Company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.

Founded in 1993

Santa Clara, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.nvidia.com

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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

Jensen Huang

Founder and CEO

Michael Kagan

Chief Technology Officer

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