Senior Machine Learning Engineer

PhysicsX • New York, NY

35d • $200,000 - $250,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer in Delivery, you are an experienced problem solver and technical leader who stays anchored to impact. You are someone who can grasp advanced engineering concepts across multiple industries, lead technical initiatives, and excel at working directly with customers (and often side-by-side with them on-site) to embed cutting-edge AI models into tools that are useful and used.

You’ve shipped ML systems end-to-end and at scale: you design, build and test reliable, scalable ML data pipelines; you know how to explore and manipulate 3D point-cloud and mesh data to enable geometry-aware modelling; you select the right libraries, frameworks and tools and make pragmatic product decisions that set Delivery up for success. Working at the intersection of data science and software engineering, you translate R&D and project outputs into reusable libraries, tooling and products.

With at least 3 years industry experience (post Masters or PhD) in a commercial, non-research environment, you're ready to not only execute but also lead and mentor others. You're truly excited about taking ownership of complex work streams and guiding teams to success, while continuously improving the systems and solutions you work on to ensure they are practical, impactful and meet the evolving needs of our customers.

Note: Due to the nature of our aerospace and defense work, this position is open to US citizens only.

As a Senior MLE, you'll work closely with our Data Scientists, Simulation Engineers, and customers to understand and define the engineering and physics challenges we are solving. You will iterate with customers and use your influence to drive decisions around reliable deployment with measurable outcomes.

Requirements

• At least 3 years industry experience (post Masters or PhD) in a commercial, non-research environment
• Ability to grasp advanced engineering concepts across multiple industries
• Experience shipping ML systems end-to-end and at scale
• Experience designing, building, and testing reliable, scalable ML data pipelines
• Experience exploring and manipulating 3D point-cloud and mesh data to enable geometry-aware modelling
• Ability to select the right libraries, frameworks and tools
• Pragmatic product decision-making skills
• Ability to translate R&D and project outputs into reusable libraries, tooling and products
• Ability to lead and mentor others
• Ability to take ownership of complex work streams and guide teams to success
• Ability to continuously improve systems and solutions
• US citizens only

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Python, PyTorch, Pandas, fastAPI, Scipy, Kubeflow

Responsibilities

• Own the deployment of ML models and engineering surrogates (e.g., deep learning on CAE/CFD/FEA data, time‑series forecasting, anomaly detection, optimization & control) to customer production environments.
• Communicate results and trade‑offs to senior stakeholders; steer roadmaps and influence product direction with evidence.
• Lead scoping and architecture design for data/ML systems; define success metrics, delivery plans and quality bars.
• Excel at building robust and scalable ML systems, training and inference pipelines and APIs, running both on cloud and on-prem environments. The tech stack you will use for this includes: Python, PyTorch, Pandas, fastAPI, Scipy, Kubeflow, among others.
• Mentor and develop engineers and data scientists; provide technical direction and clear, calm decision‑making under pressure.
• Travel to customer sites in North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, for an average of 3-4 weeks per quarter, where you'll collaborate closely with customers to build solutions on-site.
• Own the scoping of new projects and work-streams with existing customers and taking part in bringing new customers to PhysicsX.
• As a senior member of the team, you’ll significantly influence our technical direction and will be involved in shaping future solutions and products, while developing your skills as a technical leader.

Benefits

• Equity options
• 5% contribution to 401(k)
• Free team lunch 1x/week
• Private health insurance
• Enhanced parental leave (3 months full pay paternity and 6 months full pay maternity leave)
• 20 days of Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays)
• Personal development support
• Gympass / Wellhub (subsidized)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior