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Founding ML Engineer

Photonium

Founding Machine Learning Engineer

This is a full-time on-site role for a Founding Machine Learning Engineer, located in NYC. The Founding ML Engineer will be responsible for the design and implementation of our optical design agent. You'll develop ML models that generate candidate configurations, interface with simulation or analysis tools to evaluate performance, and implement learning loops to improve design outcomes over time.

• Develop models for generating and optimizing optical system layouts based on design goals and constraints

• Build workflows to interface with simulation tools and extract performance metrics

• Collaborate with optical engineers to define data structures and prepare training data

What we're looking for

• Strong experience in building and deploying ML pipelines.

• Interest in optics, physics-based simulation, or generative design.

• Familiarity with CAD, optics, and/or simulation tools is a plus.

Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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