Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)

About the role

Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. We are pioneering a new age of boundless discovery by building the capabilities to apply AI to every aspect of the scientific method. We are introducing scientific superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges, enabling scientists to bring forth solutions in human health, climate, and sustainability at a pace and scale never experienced before.

Responsibilities

• Developing, wrapping, and adapting domain-specific tools for data analysis, process optimization, molecular modeling, and more
• Deploying custom, agentic scientific workflows that integrate with industrial instruments (PLCs, control software) and data systems (ERP, MES, SCADA)
• Building real-time data pipelines that transform messy scientific data into actionable insights
• Creating intuitive interfaces that make complex AI/ML capabilities accessible to scientists
• Architecting solutions that scale from proof-of-concept to enterprise-wide deployment

Requirements

• Domain expertise in chemistry, materials science, or related field
• Outstanding communication skills—interfacing directly with both executives and the manufacturing line
• Experience with data engineering, ETL pipelines, and working with complex/messy datasets
• Strong full-stack development skills with the ability to work across backend, frontend, and data layers
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities and comfort with ambiguous requirements
• Knack for product discovery and ability to pass requirements back to the platform
• Willingness to travel to customer sites for frequent and extended deployments

Qualifications

• Previous customer-facing or consulting experience
• Depth in controls engineering and machine learning
• Experience with scientific computing libraries (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, RDKit)
• Familiarity with ML/AI implementation and deployment
• Familiarity with modern web technologies (TypeScript, React)

Skills

Customer Obsessed: You're energized by understanding customer problems deeply and seeing your solutions drive real impact
Fast Learner: You quickly grasp new scientific domains and translate complex requirements into elegant solutions
Autonomous: You thrive with minimal supervision and take extreme ownership of customer success
Collaborative: You work seamlessly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Technically Versatile: You're comfortable jumping between technologies and picking up new tools as needed

Benefits

Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Our team works flexible hours to accommodate global customer needs.