Physics AI Scientist III

Location: Santa Clara, CA, United States of America; travel required 10% of the time; relocation eligible.

Salary: $161,000–$221,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops materials science and engineering solutions and equipment for semiconductor chips and advanced displays.

What you will do

• Develop Scientific AI models combining scientific computing, physics-based simulation, and machine learning for physics- and chemistry-based engineering problems.
• Design and train surrogate models, operator-learning models, and foundation models for scientific simulations.
• Collaborate with domain experts to formulate AI solutions for complex engineering challenges.
• Build scalable data generation, training, validation, and deployment workflows.
• Publish technical innovations and drive adoption of Scientific AI across engineering applications.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience applying machine learning to real-world scientific or engineering problems.
• Strong background in scientific machine learning and numerical simulation.
• Experience with surrogate modeling, PINNs, operator learning such as FNO, or foundation models.
• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch.
• Experience with HPC, distributed training, large-scale scientific datasets, or scalable ML workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time regular employment with a supportive work culture focused on learning, development, and career growth.
• Comprehensive benefits and programs supporting employee health and wellbeing.
• Additional compensation may include a bonus and stock award program, as applicable.
• Travel is required 10% of the time.