Principal Research Scientist

<div class="content-intro"><h2>About us</h2> <div>PhysicsX is a deep-tech company with roots in numerical physics and Formula One, dedicated to accelerating hardware innovation at the speed of software.</div> <div>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 &amp; Defense, Materials, Energy, Semiconductors, and Automotive.</div></div><h3><strong>Note: </strong>We are currently recruiting for multiple levels and positions, however please only apply for the role that best aligns with your skillset and career goals.</h3> <h2><strong>What you will do&nbsp;</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Own Research work-streams at a high-level to deliver outcomes. <ul> <li>Align priorities with problem stakeholders, internal and external.</li> <li>Set the technical direction for the stream and apply judgement and taste to drive progress.</li> <li>Plan roadmaps with clear milestones for key decisions and outcomes.</li> <li>Organise and guide the more junior members of the team to effectively execute and deliver against this roadmap.</li> <li>Communicate purpose and key outcomes to raise awareness across the company and create opportunities for use and deployment.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Contribute towards Research group strategy and culture. <ul> <li>Identify research areas that would be valuable to the company and champion their development, ordering wrt other research objectives.</li> <li>Promote effective working patterns and proactively flag issues with team dynamics to foster a productive environment.</li> <li>Nurture younger colleagues to grow their skillset and guide their professional development.</li> </ul> </li> <li>The below activities in particular. <ul> <li>Work closely with our machine learning engineers, simulation engineers, and customers to translate physics and engineering challenges into mathematical problem formulations.</li> <li>Build models to predict the behaviour of physical systems using state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning techniques.</li> <li>Discuss the results and implications of your work with colleagues and customers, especially how these results can address real-world problems.</li> <li>Collaborate with colleagues beyond the research team to translate your models into production-ready code.</li> <li>Communicate yo