Developer Relations Manager, CAE Higher Education and Research

At NVIDIA, we’re solving the world’s most challenging problems with our unique approach to accelerated computing. We’re looking for passionate technologists with a university or applied research background and CAE domain expertise to engage the academic and research community. In this role you will be responsible for driving NVIDIA platform adoption at the leading universities and research labs that are developing innovative CAE technologies. You'll define and deliver strategic partnerships, lead fruitful technical collaborations, and advise NVIDIA's product organization as a representative of developers in the higher education and research ecosystem.

The CAE organization is a strong, growing, and visible group both inside and outside of NVIDIA. We are looking for a self-starting leader to continue to grow this area. Do you have the rare blend of both technical and relationship skills? Are you passionate about groundbreaking technology? If so, we would love to learn more about you!

What you'll be doing:

• Inform NVIDIA's strategy for engaging CAE developers in higher education and research by working with cross functional teams: Product, Engineering, Marketing, Applied Research, etc.

• Lead strategic relationships with key opinion leaders, top developers and ISVs, and influential researchers across the CAE higher education / research ecosystem.

• Discover high impact problems NVIDIA can uniquely solve that create new market paradigms.

• Drive early adoption of new products and support launch and go-to-market activities.

• Host developer and customer evangelism events: meetups, hackathons, lectures.

• Speak at relevant scientific, technical and industry conferences.

What We Need To See:

• MS/PhD in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.

• 12+ years of experience in a major technology company or research organization developing innovative applied research for engineering simulation.

• 6+ years of experience in one or more of higher education for CAE, university administration, research lab management and leadership.

• Experience managing technical and business alliances across multiple partner groups and the peer team(s)

• Proven understanding of CAE or EDA technologies and ecosystem

• World-class communication skills with a demonstrated ability to articulate a value proposition to technical and non-technical audiences

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd:

• Experience with NVIDIA products and SDKs (CUDA, CUDA-X Libraries, PhysicsNeMo, Omniverse)

• Hands-on experience in CAE, high-performance computing environments, applied machine learning, or deep learning.

• Background in software development. Bonus points for engineering ISV software development experience.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous person with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until January 13, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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