Principal Data Scientist
Physicsx
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><h2>About us</h2>
<div>PhysicsX is a deep-tech company with roots in numerical physics and Formula One, dedicated to accelerating hardware innovation at the speed of software.</div>
<div>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 &amp; Defense, Materials, Energy, Semiconductors, and Automotive.</div></div><h3><strong>Note: </strong>We are currently recruiting for multiple levels and positions, however please only apply for the role that best aligns with your skillset and career goals.</h3>
<h2><strong>What you will do&nbsp;</strong></h2>
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<li>Own Research work-streams at a high-level to deliver outcomes.
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<li>Align priorities with problem stakeholders, internal and external.</li>
<li>Set the technical direction for the stream and apply judgement and taste to drive progress.</li>
<li>Plan roadmaps with clear milestones for key decisions and outcomes.</li>
<li>Organise and guide the more junior members of the team to effectively execute and deliver against this roadmap.</li>
<li>Communicate purpose and key outcomes to raise awareness across the company and create opportunities for use and deployment.</li>
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<li>Contribute towards Research group strategy and culture.
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<li>Identify research areas that would be valuable to the company and champion their development, ordering wrt other research objectives.</li>
<li>Promote effective working patterns and proactively flag issues with team dynamics to foster a productive environment.</li>
<li>Nurture younger colleagues to grow their skillset and guide their professional development.</li>
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<li>The below activities in particular.
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<li>Work closely with our machine learning engineers, simulation engineers, and customers to translate physics and engineering challenges into mathematical problem formulations.</li>
<li>Build models to predict the behaviour of physical systems using state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning techniques.</li>
<li>Discuss the results and implications of your work with colleagues and customers, especially how these results can address real-world problems.</li>
<li>Collaborate with colleagues beyond the research team to translate your models into production-ready code.</li>
<li>Communicate yo
Skills