Senior Developer Advocate Engineer - Robotics and Physical AI

NVIDIA is a leader in AI and robotics technologies, and they are seeking a Senior Developer Advocate Engineer to engage with developers and researchers in their Open Hackathons and Bootcamps. The role involves mentoring, building community, and optimizing the use of NVIDIA's accelerated computing stack in real-world applications.

Responsibilities:

• Stay abreast of the latest developments in robotics, physical AI, digital twins, and develop proof-of-concept solutions for real-world applications
• Build and refine training materials and mentor team members solving real-world problems using NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Cosmos, and related stacks to create simulations, digital twins, and robotics workflows, etc
• Collaborate and provide feedback to NVIDIA product teams to help with product adoption, bugs, feature requests, and additional activities through our hackathon program
• Promote through publishing blogs and papers, facilitating presentations, and using other media that convey the impact of the work accomplished by teams at the hackathons
• Mentor developers and researchers to integrate NVIDIA technology using Omniverse, Cosmos, synthetic data, and coding-agent-assisted digital twins workflows to define architectures, compute footprints, test plans, and rollout strategies
• Strategize, identify, and assess potential sites, mentors, and key applications for Open Hackathons and Bootcamps
• Assess each hackathon's computing and software infrastructure
• Write comprehensive internal feedback reports and find opportunities for improvement

Requirements:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant field (or equivalent experience)
• 12+ years of relevant enterprise experience in developing robotics, physical AI, digital twins, simulation, or auto/AV solutions at scale, including synthetic data generation, evaluation, benchmarking, inference optimization, and deployment
• Fluent in using the NVIDIA accelerated computing stack for HPC and AI workloads
• Capability to think strategically, while jumping directly into day-to-day event and account management
• Ability to thrive in a highly dynamic environment and to lead change through multi-functional teamwork
• Proven ability to understand partners' goals and distill that feedback into an action plan that addresses core needs
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience in deploying and managing data center-scale applications with Omniverse, Cosmos, or embodied AI toolchains
• Active OSS contributions in robotics, simulation, physical AI, 3D perception, or autonomy infrastructure
• Experience in facilitating and instructing at group training events