Simulation Engineer

KronosAI • Palo Alto, CA

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About The Position

We are seeking a Computational Physics Engineer who will help us make physics simulation tools accessible to every domain expert without specialized training in numerical methods.

Requirements

• PhD in Physics, Applied Mathematics, Computational Science, and relevant fields.
• Strong background in computational physics, numerical analysis of PDEs, and numerical simulation methods (e.g., FDTD, FDFD, FEM).
• Years of experience in developing and/or improving commercial (e.g., Lumerical, COMSOL, HFSS, CST) and/or open-source (e.g., fdtd-z, MEEP, Devito, MOOSE) numerical simulators.
• You have strong opinions about UX, system design, architecture, and performance tradeoffs, and can defend them.

Responsibilities

• Design AI-first platforms to interface numerical simulators with AI agents.
• Develop agent-native workflows from the ground up for AI-powered autonomous multistep and/or multiphysics simulations.
• Drive technical architecture: You will influence the product roadmap and help define our technical vision as we scale.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree