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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 develop structural, thermal, and coupled thermo-mechanical simulation capabilities for semiconductor systems and advanced materials.
What they're looking for
- Hands-on experience with computational mechanics at the code level: writing or substantially modifying FEM codes, implementing constitutive models, or developing custom solvers for structural or thermal problems
- Familiarity with open-source simulation frameworks such as FEniCS, deal.II, MOOSE, or similar is a strong positive signal. Contributions to open-source projects that others actually use are even better
- Strong Python skills, with C++, Julia, or Fortran proficiency a plus. Experience running simulations programmatically at scale rather than through point-and-click tools
- Deep understanding of solid mechanics theory: continuum mechanics, tensor formulations, constitutive modeling, variational methods, and numerical methods for PDEs
- Experience using mechanics or thermal simulations to explain experimental observations, guide materials or process decisions, or surface failure mechanisms that were not obvious from measurement alone
- Genuine curiosity about AI and a desire to work at the boundary of simulation and machine learning
More about this role
Periodic Labs is an AI and physical sciences company building state-of-the-art models to accelerate breakthroughs across materials, energy, semiconductors, and beyond. Backed by world-class investors and growing rapidly, we operate at the pace the frontier requires. Our team brings deep expertise, genuine ownership, and an insatiable drive to push the boundaries of what’s scientifically possible.
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 develop structural, thermal, and coupled thermo-mechanical simulation capabilities for semiconductor systems and advanced materials.
This role is for someone who thinks of themselves as both a scientist and a software engineer. You understand solid mechanics and heat transfer at a level that goes beyond configuring a commercial FEA package, and you are comfortable building, extending, or automating solvers when the physics or scale of the problem requires it.
Develop agent-based structural and thermal simulation capabilities for semiconductor systems, including wafer stress and warpage, thin-film residual...
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