Physics AI Scientist III

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

Salary: $142,500–$196,500 per year

Company

hirify.global develops materials engineering solutions and equipment used to manufacture 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 for Scientific AI models.
• 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

• Supportive work culture focused on learning, development, and career growth.
• Comprehensive benefits package supporting employee health and wellbeing.
• Additional compensation may include bonus and stock awards, as applicable.
• Regular employment position with travel required up to 10% of the time.