
Python
PyTorch
Keras
AI Research Scientist (ML for Physical Systems)
Overview
Phaidra is building the future of industrial automation by creating AI-powered control systems for the industrial sector, enabling facilities to automatically learn and improve over time.
Job Description
Phaidra creates AI-powered control systems for the industrial sector, enabling industrial facilities to automatically learn and improve over time. They use reinforcement learning algorithms to convert raw sensor data into high-value actions and decisions, focusing on industrial applications with measurable KPIs.
Responsibilities
- - Collaborate with other AI researchers on applied real-world problems to demonstrate algorithmic feasibility and enhance algorithmic capabilities
- - Design and implement prediction and control algorithms for complex, nonlinear, and dynamic physical systems governed by principles of thermodynamics and fluid dynamics
- - Develop and maintain a benchmarking platform for algorithmic performance evaluation and experimental design
- - Clearly and efficiently report and present research findings and developments, both internally and externally, verbally and in writing
- - Participate in and organize ambitious collaborative research projects
- - Work with external collaborators and maintain relationships with relevant research labs and key individuals
- - Mentor and guide Research Engineers to apply research findings and developments to industrial domains
Required Skills
- - PhD in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, control systems, applied physics, or a related technical field
- - Demonstrated expertise in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, dynamic system modeling and control
- - Strong foundation in machine learning and software engineering
- - Proficiency in Python and open-source ML libraries such as Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scipy, scikit-learn, numpy, pandas, and ray
- - 1+ years of applied research experience
- - Prior experience with research projects and contributions to open-source software
- - Alignment with company values: curiosity, ownership, transparency & directness, outcome-based performance, and customer empathy
Benefits
- - Fast-paced and team-oriented environment
- - 100% remote company with a digital nomad policy
- - Competitive compensation & equity
- - Outsized responsibilities & professional development
- - Training is foundational; functional, customer immersion, and development training
- - Medical, dental, and vision insurance (exact benefits vary by region)
- - Unlimited paid time off, with a minimum of 20 days off per year requirement
- - Paid parental leave (exact benefits vary by region)
- - Home office setup allowance, coworking space stipend, and company MacBook
About the company
Phaidra provides artificial intelligence controls to optimize mission critical facilities. Our closed-loop AI control service helps your operations team deliver step function improvements in plant stability, energy efficiency and sustainability.
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