Research Scientist (Computational EM)

TL;DR

Research Scientist (Computational EM): Developing the mathematical foundation for electromagnetic superintelligence and optimizing solvers for high-fidelity hardware simulation with an accent on PDE-based machine learning approaches. Focus on translating complex physical formulations into scalable AI architectures and advancing the state-of-the-art in EM foundation models.

Location: Must be based in or able to relocate to New York, San Francisco, or Los Angeles

Salary: $150,000 - $250,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is an AI-driven startup building electromagnetic superintelligence to verify, debug, and optimize hardware across its lifecycle, backed by top-tier venture capital.

What you will do

• Optimize and extend core EM solvers to improve throughput and physical fidelity for foundation model training.
• Integrate mathematical insights from PDEs into ML architecture decisions, including basis functions and structure-preserving discretizations.
• Partner with product and platform engineering teams to deploy research artifacts into production environments.
• Author high-impact research publications for top-tier venues like IEEE TAP, NeurIPS, and ICML.
• Drive external collaborations with academic labs and industry partners to advance the field of ML-for-PDE.

Requirements

• PhD in Applied Mathematics, Computational Electromagnetics, Applied Physics, or Electrical Engineering.
• Proven track record of published, mathematically rigorous work on PDE solvers.
• Deep familiarity with EM solver families such as FEM, FDTD, MoM, and BEM.
• Proficiency in scientific computing using C/C++ and Python, including experience with sparse linear algebra and MPI.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States or willing to relocate.

Nice to have

• Prior experience with neural-operator work applied to PDEs (PINN, Fourier neural operators).
• Contributions to open-source EM or PDE solvers like Palace, MEEP, or FEniCS.
• Experience with HPC ecosystems and large-scale message-passing workloads.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance with 100% of premiums covered for you and dependents.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Unlimited PTO policy.
• Daily catered lunches from local restaurants.
• Relocation support provided for qualified candidates.