
AI Research Scientist (Sequential Decision Making)
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. We use reinforcement learning algorithms to provide this intelligence, converting raw sensor data into high-value actions and decisions. Our team has a track record of applying AI to some of the toughest problems, such as achieving superhuman performance with DeepMind's AlphaGo and reducing the energy required to cool Google's Data Centers by 40%.
Responsibilities
- - Collaborate with other AI researchers on applied real-world problems to demonstrate algorithmic feasibility and enhance algorithmic capabilities
- - Design and implement prediction and decision algorithms to control complex non-linear dynamic systems
- - 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 a technical field or equivalent practical experience, with demonstrated expertise in one of the following areas: Planning, Reinforcement Learning, Optimization
- - 1+ years of applied research experience
- - Strong background in software engineering, with proficiency in Python and open-source ML libraries such as Keras, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scipy, scikit-learn, numpy, pandas, and ray
- - Prior experience with research projects and contributions to open-source software
- - Alignment with our company values: curiosity, ownership, transparency & directness, outcome-based performance, and customer empathy
Benefits
- - Fast-paced and team-oriented environment where you will be instrumental in the direction of the company
- - Phaidra is a 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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