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About the Role

The Thermodynamic Hardware Residency is Normal Computing's flagship program for exceptional researchers and engineers who want to work at the frontier of unconventional computing. Residents join a small, hand-picked cohort with a dedicated research mentor, direct access to the team building our cutting-edge thermodynamic hardware, and a clear arc from onboarding through publication. Every residency is built around two milestones: a research paper co-authored with our team, and a company-wide research colloquium where you present your findings. Exceptional performers will be considered for full-time conversion.

Responsibilities

Work hands-on with thermodynamic hardware, designing, simulating, characterizing, or evaluating it.
Design numerical methods for a new substrate that exploit thermal noise and analog dynamics.
Drive an original technical investigation in partnership with researchers and hardware engineers.
Build evaluation frameworks and benchmarks to measure algorithmic idea performance on hardware and in simulation.
Co-author a research paper with the team for submission to a relevant venue.
Present work and thinking at the residency colloquium.
Experience startup pace by working directly with founders, senior researchers, and engineers.

Requirements

Currently pursuing or recently completed a graduate degree (MS or PhD, or equivalent research experience) in physics, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, applied math, or a related field.
Focus on hardware, device physics, stochastic or analog computing, or machine learning systems.
Comfortable moving between levels of abstraction: from physics to circuit/architecture tradeoffs to algorithms and workloads.
Some exposure to large-model inference concepts (attention mechanisms, KV caching, long-context decoding).
Strong Python skills.
Comfort with or eagerness to learn a lower-level systems language (C++ or Rust).
Hands-on experience with simulation, experimentation, or hardware characterization is a plus.
First-principles reasoning about novel computational substrates.
Genuine curiosity about unconventional computing.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Prior experience writing up research (papers, theses, technical reports) is a plus.
Experience presenting technical work to a live audience is a plus.
A bias toward ownership and self-direction.
Energized by the ambiguity and speed of a small, fast-moving startup.

Skills

Thermodynamic hardware
Numerical methods
Algorithm design
Hardware evaluation frameworks
Benchmarking
Technical writing
Python
C++
Rust
Simulation
Experimentation
Hardware characterization
Large-model inference concepts
Stochastic computing
Analog computing
Machine learning systems

Location

New York City
San Francisco
London
Copenhagen
Pangyo

Work Type

Residency Program

Experience Level

Graduate level research or equivalent experience

Education Level

MS or PhD (or equivalent research experience)

Benefits

Dedicated research mentor
Direct access to the team building thermodynamic hardware
Clear arc from onboarding through publication
Opportunity for full-time conversion

About the Company

Normal is an applied AI company solving the hardest problems in AI and silicon.
We build foundational hardware and software for the semiconductor industry, critical AI infrastructure, and the broader systems that power our world, in partnership with the world's most advanced institutions.
We work as one team across New York City, San Francisco, London, Copenhagen, and Pangyo.
Our hardware is designed to deliver orders-of-magnitude more AI inference per dollar, per watt than conventional GPUs.
We are a fast-moving, well-funded hardware startup.

Equal Opportunity

Normal Computing is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
Normal Computing is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.