Senior Applications Engineer, AI for Material Science and Chemistry

About the role

This role will partner with customers and internal subject matter experts to advance AI-enabled scientific computing solutions for material science and chemistry workflows. You will help translate complex simulation and modeling needs into practical application integration, performance insights, and customer-ready demonstrations that show clear technical value. The position also contributes to technical workshops, research collaboration, and thought leadership materials that support adoption across the scientific computing community.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with experts in computational chemistry and AI to enhance the company's AI-enabled scientific computing platform.
• Guide customers in integrating material science applications with AI surrogate models.
• Profile applications and conduct benchmarks to demonstrate product value.
• Collaborate on whitepapers and research with subject matter experts.
• Participate in workshops on material science and AI.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent experience in computational physics, computational chemistry, computer science, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience or demonstrated expertise in high-performance numerical methods for scientific computing or material science applications.
• Experience running material science simulations on large-scale HPC systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a distributed team.
• Proficiency in Fortran, C++, Python, and common material science tools.

Pay

$168,000 – $322,000 annually

Schedule

Remote — US-based candidates only; no visa sponsorship available

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous benefits package
• Opportunity for equity participation
• Work with talented professionals in a rapidly growing field