Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation
Periodic Labs · Menlo Park, CA
CHECKED 19H AGO
Bio & Science AIonsite$200k–$275k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own end-to-end physics simulations driving manufacturing recipe optimization.
- Embed on-site with customer teams turning process knowledge into models.
- Build AI-driven simulation workflows with direct feedback to production.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
A self-starter with a continuum simulation background who loves turning physical insight into real manufacturing wins and thrives embedding side-by-side with customer engineers.
Requirements
- Strong foundation in numerical simulation of continuum systems - fluid dynamics, heat transfer, structural mechanics, electromagnetics, or similar
- Hands-on experience solving PDEs numerically, including mesh generation, solver tuning, and debugging numerical instabilities
- Solid Python skills for scripting and scientific computing (NumPy, SciPy, or similar)
- Process engineer's instinct: treat simulations as tools for answering real process questions
- Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with customer engineers
- Willingness to spend extended periods on-site in Taiwan
- Self-starter mindset: take technical problems from definition to deployed result
- Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or similar experience
- visa sponsorship
- Yes, we sponsor visas.
Lab profile
About Periodic Labs
AI and physical sciences company building state-of-the-art models to accelerate breakthroughs in materials and energy.
What they build
- State-of-the-art AI models for scientific discovery
Known for
- Materials science
- Energy
- Semiconductors
- Lab automation
Key facts
- Backed by world-class investors