Physics AI Scientist III

Role Summary

Develop next-generation AI models for semiconductor engineering by combining scientific domain knowledge with modern machine learning. Build physics-aware surrogate models, foundation models, and optimization workflows that accelerate simulation and engineering design.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Scientific AI models that bridge 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.

• Develop scalable data generation, training, validation and deployment workflows for Scientific AI models.

• Publish technical innovations and drive adoption of Scientific AI across engineering applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 (e.g., FNO), or foundation models.

• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch.

• Experience with HPC, distributed training, large-scale scientific datasets or scalable ML workflows.

## Qualifications

### Education:

Bachelor's Degree

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### Years of Experience:

2 - 4 Years

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## Additional Information

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### Shift:

10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)

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### Travel:

Yes, 10% of the Time

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### Relocation Eligible:

Yes

### Referral Payment Plan:

Employee Referral (Standard)

Salary Range:

$161,000.00 - $221,000.00

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

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