periodic-labs
Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation
$250K–$350K
Menlo Park, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jun 3, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or similar experience
- Visa sponsorship
- Yes, we sponsor visas.
About the job
Own customer-facing physics simulation workflows for advanced manufacturing, from model calibration through optimization and production process improvement.
What you'll do
- Set up, run, debug, calibrate, and interpret physics-based simulations for customer engagements.
- Work on-site with customer engineers to turn process knowledge and simulation results into process improvements.
- Build Python tools and LLM-based agents for simulation workflows, validation, parameter fitting, and recipe optimization.
What they ask for
- Strong foundation in numerical simulation of continuum systems.
- Hands-on numerical PDE experience, including mesh generation, solver tuning, and debugging numerical instabilities.
- Solid Python skills for scripting and scientific computing.
- Willingness to spend extended periods on-site in Taiwan.
Nice to have
- CFD experience with tools such as OpenFOAM, ANSYS Fluent, Star-CCM+, or custom solvers.
- Experience with physics-informed ML, surrogate modeling, or neural operators applied to simulation acceleration.
Pay
USD $250,000-$350,000 base salary
Tools
Python, NumPy, SciPy, OpenFOAM, ANSYS Fluent, Star-CCM+
AI focus
Build and use LLM-based simulation workflows and agents; the role also involves AI-driven simulation and recipe optimization.
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