Phaidra
Senior ML Applications Engineer
Phaidra
£68k - £85k
Worldwide (Remote)
Python

Senior ML Applications Engineer

Overview

Phaidra is building the future of industrial automation with AI-powered control systems for the industrial sector.

Job Description

Phaidra creates AI-powered control systems for the industrial sector, enabling facilities to automatically learn and improve over time using reinforcement learning algorithms.

Responsibilities

  • - Wear different hats: Software Engineer, Controls Engineer, Data scientist, ML engineer, Solutions Engineer
  • - Deeply understand the capabilities and tools offered by Phaidra''s internal platform
  • - Work with Solutions Engineers and the Research team to build the right solutions for new customer applications
  • - Onboard and maintain agents that control the industrial facilities of our customers
  • - Continuously look for ways to improve performance
  • - Prototype tooling to make onboarding and maintaining agents simpler and more scalable
  • - Maintain clear and concise documentation of your research, communications, and actions

Required Skills

  • - 4+ years of progressive relevant work experience
  • - Previous experience as a Software Engineer, Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer in an industrial controls or process engineering environment
  • - Understanding of ML concepts and ability to reason about systems with non-deterministic components
  • - Understanding of industrial processing systems, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, etc.
  • - Fluency in a high level programming language, preferably Python
  • - Natural curiosity; desire to learn, go deep and problem-solve in new domains
  • - Exceptional organizational and communications skills
  • - Alignment with Phaidra''s values: transparency, collaboration, operational excellence, ownership, 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.