Nvidia posts job listing for physical AI solution architect based in Seoul
Jensen Huang says Korea is 'ideal place' for AI and robotics R&D investment
Nvidia plans to establish an AI technology center in Korea and has begun recruiting for the facility.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he expects the center to be built in Seoul, personally calling on AI researchers and engineers to apply.
According to Nvidia's careers website on Friday, the company recently posted a job listing for a physical AI solution architect at its AI technology center, with Seoul listed as the work location.
The role covers digital twins and robotics, with a focus on collaborating on physical AI technology alongside key partner researchers at universities and joint research institutes. The hire will serve as a trusted technical adviser, taking on a range of physical AI-related projects and proof-of-concept tasks.
More specifically, the position involves supporting Korean university and corporate researchers in building virtual worlds on Nvidia's OpenUSD-based Omniverse platform, generating synthetic data using the Nvidia Cosmos model, testing robots with Nvidia Isaac Sim, and fine-tuning and deploying open humanoid robot foundation models.
Qualifications include a doctorate in computer science, electrical engineering, physics, mathematics or a related field, along with at least five years of hands-on experience in digital twins or robotics. Preferred credentials include a strong academic publication record, experience collaborating across academia, industry and government, and familiarity with the Nvidia Jetson platform.
Nvidia's AI technology centers are core R&D facilities where the company co-develops foundational technologies with local governments, universities and businesses and publishes research in international academic journals. Currently operating in only a handful of countries — including Singapore, the United Kingdom and Taiwan — the centers represent key nodes in Nvidia's global technology strategy. A Korean site would place the country among that select group.
Nvidia signed an MOU with Hyundai Motor Group and the South Korean government in October last year, committing to supply 50,000 graphics processing units and establish an AI technology center in the country.
Huang, who arrived in Korea on Friday, told reporters at Gimpo Airport that recruiting for the Korea R&D center was already underway. "Korea has outstanding expertise in AI and robotics and is a world-class manufacturing hub, making it the ideal place for R&D investment," he said. He added that Nvidia would secure a site once it had assembled sufficient staff.
Huang continued his remarks that evening outside a samgyeopsal restaurant called "Hyeongnim Jeoyo" near Hongik University Station.
He said he had brought Korea "four new gifts": the next-generation AI accelerator Vera Rubin, the Vera CPU, Nvidia's first AI laptop lineup RTX Spark, and Jetson Thor — a cutting-edge AI edge supercomputer designed for next-generation humanoid robots and physical AI.
"Korea is going to be very busy," Huang said, adding that Nvidia was building "a very excellent research center for AI research engineers, robotics and research in Korea," where new hires would work alongside his colleagues already being recruited.
He also extended a direct appeal to potential candidates: "If you know any AI researchers or engineers, tell them to come work with us."
On the center's location, Huang said he was not entirely certain where it would be built, "but it seems like Seoul — Seoul is a big city."
gil@heraldcorp.com
