The NVIDIA Ignite program was created to give you real-world experiences with real technology. You’ll get hands-on exposure to never-before-seen solutions. You’ll even be able to choose your area of interest and interview with the team you’ll be joining—from engineering to finance, HR, marketing, and more.

Why you? We believe that technology should be inclusive of everyone. NVIDIA Ignite takes this dedication to the next level by immersing students of historically underrepresented communities in a 12-week internship through NVIDIA’s products, culture, and ecosystem. If you’ve just started your 1st or 2nd year as an undergraduate and love hardware, software, and business, this pre-internship program is the perfect way to kickstart your career. Why NVIDIA? We’re all about redefining the future. You can see it in our AI and visual computing technologies, from the data center and self-driving cars to gaming and robots. And you can see it in our employees—driven, curious, smart people with a passion for creating what comes next. Don’t miss this chance to Ignite your career and help us change the world. Apply now to begin your life’s work!

What you will be doing:

• Gain hands-on experience, exposure, and training while working on ambitious projects and expanding your knowledge relevant to your area of emphasis.

• Experience never-before-seen technologies and the latest software and hardware developments.

• Pair up with a mentor to help guide you through summer and meet new people while working in small groups.

What we need to see:

• You are currently a first-year (class of 2027) or second year (class of 2026) undergrad pursuing your bachelor’s degree at a four-year university in the United States in either of the following:

  • Hardware/Software: CS, CE, EE, Mathematics, or related fields

  • Business Operations: Business, Marketing, Finance, or related fields

• Creativity and problem-solving mentality; willingness to develop new skills; ability to adapt to new experiences

• The desire to learn new concepts and tools in a growing and evolving workspace

• Passion for diverse work assignments and enjoy the opportunity to try innovative approaches to overcome challenges

• Ability to develop relationships across a wide array of partners and build support for our core mission

• Extra-curricular interest in technical fields is a plus!

Ways to stand out from the crowd, Hardware applicants:

• Enrolled in courses in computing and engineering, specifically geared towards HW basics

• Basic knowledge of one of the following programming languages C, C++, Python, Perl

• Demonstrated initiative to learn about technology, computers, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, parallel computing, etc.

• Fundamental knowledge of MATLAB

• Basic knowledge of one of the following CAD Skills: Catia, SiemensNX, Solidworks Creo

• Understanding of VLSI design, computer architecture, computer arithmetic CMOS transistors, and circuits

• Basic knowledge of Verilog/VHDL

• Background of modern GPU API’s (CUDA, OpenCL)

Ways to stand out from the crowd, Software applicants:

• Enrolled in courses in computing and engineering, specifically geared towards SW basics

• Basic knowledge of one of the following programming languages C, C++, Python, Perl

• Demonstrated initiative to learn about technology, computers, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, parallel computing, etc.

• General understanding of data structures and algorithm time/space complexity

• Understanding of mathematical fundamentals, including linear algebra and numerical methods

• Foundations of the computer memory model (disk, memory, caches), CPU and GPU architectures, networking, numeric libraries, and modular software design

• Knowledge of high-performance computing

• Familiarity with operating system concepts (threads, process control, memory/resource management, virtual memory, etc.)

Ways to stand out from the crowd, Business Operations applicants:

• Marketing:

  • Ability to write creative and short-form content, and a solid understanding of how to write for your audience

  • You’ve built & optimized websites for yourself or others

  • Familiarity with creative, multimedia, and web development processes and file formats

• Finance:

  • Strong understanding of Excel and knowledge of financial ERP systems

  • Previous exposure to financial planning, analysis, modeling, and forecasting

  • Basic knowledge of FP&A calendar, monthly/quarterly/ annual forecast, and close processes

• Human Resources:

  • Meticulous organizational skills and the ability to maintain and accurately track data by program and event in various systems and platforms

  • You have an eye for finding efficiencies and enjoy working with larger teams to address big projects

  • Fluency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and HR systems

The hourly rate for our interns is 19 USD - 93 USD. Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

You will also be eligible for Intern benefits . NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.