Principal Research Scientist at PhysicsX | GB | Rezi

Principal Research Scientist at PhysicsX

Principal Research Scientist

PhysicsX · GB

1 months ago

Principal Research Scientist

PhysicsX · GB

2 months ago
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About the Role

PhysicsX is a deep-tech company building an AI-driven simulation software stack for engineering and manufacturing. We enable high-fidelity, multi-physics simulation through AI inference, empowering engineers to push the boundaries of possibility in industries like Aerospace & Defense, Materials, Energy, Semiconductors, and Automotive.

Responsibilities

  • Own Research work-streams at a high-level to deliver outcomes.
  • Align priorities with problem stakeholders, internal and external.
  • Set the technical direction for the stream and apply judgement and taste to drive progress.
  • Plan roadmaps with clear milestones for key decisions and outcomes.
  • Organise and guide the more junior members of the team to effectively execute and deliver against this roadmap.
  • Communicate purpose and key outcomes to raise awareness across the company and create opportunities for use and deployment.
  • Contribute towards Research group strategy and culture.
  • Identify research areas that would be valuable to the company and champion their development, ordering wrt other research objectives.
  • Promote effective working patterns and proactively flag issues with team dynamics to foster a productive environment.
  • Nurture younger colleagues to grow their skillset and guide their professional development.
  • Work closely with our machine learning engineers, simulation engineers, and customers to translate physics and engineering challenges into mathematical problem formulations.
  • Build models to predict the behaviour of physical systems using state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning techniques.
  • Discuss the results and implications of your work with colleagues and customers, especially how these results can address real-world problems.
  • Collaborate with colleagues beyond the research team to translate your models into production-ready code.
  • Communicate your work to others internally and externally as called for in paper publication venues, industry workshops, customer conversations, etc. This will involve writing for academic and non-academic audiences.

Requirements

  • Ability to scope and effectively deliver projects.
  • Enthusiasm about using machine learning, especially deep learning and/or probabilistic methods, for science and engineering.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyse issues, identify causes, and recommend solutions quickly.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills — with teams and customers alike.
  • PhD in computer science, machine learning, applied statistics, mathematics, physics, engineering, or a related field, with particular expertise in any of the following: operator learning (neural operators), or other probabilistic methods for PDEs; geometric deep learning or other 3D computer vision methods for point-cloud or mesh-structured data; generative models for geometry and spatiotemporal data (VAEs, Diffusion Models, Bayesian non-parametric, scaling to large datasets, etc.).
  • 4 years of experience in a data-driven role in a professional industry setting, where you have been instrumental in: building machine learning models and pipelines in Python, using common libraries and frameworks (PyTorch / CUDA, ideally with exposure to JAX, NumPy / SciPy), especially including deep learning applications; developing models for bespoke problem settings that involve high-dimensional data (spatiotemporal, geometric, physical); iterating on network architectures and model structure, tuning and optimising for inductive biases, improved generalisability, and improved performance; combining theoretical reasoning with empirical intuition to guide investigation; formulating and running experiment pipelines to benchmark models and produce comparable results; writing skills for communication complex technical concepts to peers and non-peers, tailoring the message for the required audience.

  • Publication record in reputable venues that demonstrates mastery in your field, and in particular the domains of interest listed above. Desirable venues include (but not limited to): NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, UAI, AISTATS, AAAI, Siggraph, CVPR or TPAMI/JMLR.

Skills

  • Machine learning
  • Deep learning
  • Probabilistic methods
  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • CUDA
  • JAX
  • NumPy
  • SciPy
  • Operator learning
  • Neural operators
  • Geometric deep learning
  • 3D computer vision
  • Generative models
  • VAEs
  • Diffusion Models
  • Bayesian non-parametric
  • High-dimensional data
  • Spatiotemporal data
  • Geometric data
  • Physical data
  • Network architectures
  • Model structure
  • Inductive biases
  • Generalisability
  • Performance optimisation
  • Theoretical reasoning
  • Empirical intuition
  • Experiment pipelines
  • Academic writing
  • Non-academic writing

Location

  • Shoreditch office

Work Type

  • Hybrid

Experience Level

  • Multiple levels and positions
  • 4 years of experience

Education Level

  • PhD

Benefits

  • Equity options
  • 10% employer pension contribution
  • Free office lunches
  • Enhanced parental leave (3 months full pay paternity, 6 months full pay maternity)
  • YellowNest nursery scheme
  • 25 days of Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays)
  • Private medical insurance (100% employee cover)
  • Wellhub Subscription
  • Eye tests
  • Personal development support
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Bike2Work scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Octopus EV salary sacrifice

About the Company

  • PhysicsX is a deep-tech company with roots in numerical physics and Formula One, dedicated to accelerating hardware innovation at the speed of software.
  • We are building an AI-driven simulation software stack for engineering and manufacturing across advanced industries.
  • By enabling high-fidelity, multi-physics simulation through AI inference across the entire engineering lifecycle, PhysicsX unlocks new levels of optimization and automation in design, manufacturing, and operations — empowering engineers to push the boundaries of possibility.
  • Our customers include leading innovators in Aerospace & Defense, Materials, Energy, Semiconductors, and Automotive.
  • Build what actually matters
  • Help shape an AI-native engineering company at a formative stage, tackling problems that genuinely matter for industry and society. This is work with real-world impact - and something you can be proud to stand behind.
  • Learn alongside exceptional people
  • Work with a high-caliber, collaborative team of engineers, scientists, and operators who care deeply about doing great work, and about helping each other get better. We come from diverse backgrounds, but we share a commitment to operating at the highest level and addressing some of the most complex challenges out there. If you’re ambitious, thoughtful, and driven by impact, you’ll feel at home.
  • Influence over hierarchy
  • We operate with a flat structure: good ideas win - wherever they come from. Questioning assumptions and challenging the status quo isn’t just welcomed, it’s expected.
  • Sustainable pace, long-term ambition
  • Building meaningful technology is a marathon, not a sprint. We believe in balancing focused, ambitious work with a life beyond it.

Equal Opportunity

  • We value diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech to apply.
  • To help make a change, we sponsor bright women from disadvantaged backgrounds through their university degrees in science and mathematics.
  • We collect diversity and inclusion data solely for the purpose of monitoring the effectiveness of our equal opportunities policies and ensuring compliance with UK employment and equality legislation. This information is confidential, used only in aggregate form, and will not influence the outcome of your application.