Collinear AI Member of Technical Staff (Applied Scientist) at Collinear AI working on AI-accelerated simulation models in engineering sciences. Collaborate with research and client teams to build, test, and deploy AI Physics Models.
Responsibilities
Working cross-functionally across research, product, and client-facing teams, you will ensure models meet rigorous real-world engineering standards—not just theoretical benchmark metrics.
Execute Simulation Campaigns: Design and orchestrate large-scale simulation campaigns using domain-specific solvers (e.g., OpenFOAM, ANSYS, COMSOL, Abaqus).
Train & Validate Models: Train AI models on physics datasets and conduct rigorous evaluations of coverage, accuracy, and output quality against industrial validation standards.
Build Infrastructure & Tooling: Develop robust automated frameworks for dataset creation, simulation pipeline orchestration, and continuous model evaluation.
Integrate LLMs & Workflows: Architect agentic workflows and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems that seamlessly connect LLMs with engineering simulation pipelines.
Research Collaboration: Partner closely with the research team to analyze training runs, diagnose failure modes, and address data sparsity or architecture bottlenecks.
Technical Project Management: Lead research initiatives and manage technical communications with external engineering teams.
Core Qualifications
Education: Ph.D. or Master's degree in Machine Learning, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computational Physics, Structural Mechanics, Semiconductor Engineering, or a related field.
Technical Mastery: Solid grounding in deep learning principles paired with a strong foundation in physics or engineering sciences.
Framework Proficiency: Hands-on experience implementing and training deep learning models.
Software Engineering: Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable Python in Linux and High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments.
Qualification
PhAbility to write cleanStrong software engineering discipline
Required
Ph.D. or Master's degree in Machine Learning, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computational Physics, Structural Mechanics, Semiconductor Engineering, or related field
Solid grounding in deep learning principles and physics or engineering sciences
Hands-on experience implementing and training deep learning models
Ability to write clean, maintainable Python in Linux and HPC environments
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
Self-directed operator with autonomy and collaboration skills
Preferred
Hands-on industrial or academic experience with simulation solvers (e.g., OpenFOAM, ANSYS, COMSOL, Abaqus).
Direct experience applying machine learning to physics simulations or surrogate modeling (e.g., Neural Operators, Physics-Informed Neural Networks).
Track record of automating large-scale simulation workloads on HPC clusters.
Meaningful contributions to large-scale open-source projects or production codebases.
Published research in top-tier machine learning (NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML) or computational engineering conferences/journals.
Strong software engineering discipline, including static typing, unit testing, and CI/CD maintenance.