# Computational Scientist, Differentiable Physics at Periodic Labs

- Company: Periodic Labs
- What the company does: From bits to atoms. Backed by Accel, Lightspeed and a16z.
- Company website: https://periodic.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Menlo Park, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $250K to $350K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-04
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/periodic-labs/ccdb34b1-b67c-4dbf-8acb-fe786f2ab38b
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/periodic-labs-computational-scientist-differentiable-physics/

## About the role

Periodic Labs is building AI systems that can simulate physical science, verify predictions, and train on the full scientific method. We are looking for a Computational Scientist to build differentiable, accelerator-ready simulations for industrially relevant continuum-physics problems.

## What they're looking for

- A PhD or equivalent research experience in applied mathematics, computational science, physics, engineering, computer science, or a related field
- Code-level experience building or substantially modifying PDE solvers, numerical methods, or differentiable simulations
- Deep expertise in at least one continuum domain, with breadth across domains or a demonstrated ability to learn new physics quickly
- Meaningful experience building, training, and evaluating deep-learning models for physical systems
- Strong Python and software-engineering skills, especially JAX, PyTorch, Julia, or C++
- Experience applying simulation to realistic scientific or engineering problems, not only clean academic benchmarks

Tags: Science