AI + Computational Fluid Dynamics Researcher

📍On-site | Full Time | Competitive Compensation | 🚀Stealth AI Startup | Looking for AI + CFD Expert Researcher

AI + Computational Fluid Dynamics Researcher

Location: On-site, San Francisco

Commitment: Full Time Employment

Who We Are

UniversalAGI is a San Francisco-based startup backed and advised by Elad Gil (#1 Solo VC), Eric Schmidt (former Google CEO), Prith Banerjee (ANSYS CTO), Ion Stoica (Databricks Founder), Sebastian Thrun (Waymo Founder), Prof. Steven Brunton (AI for Physics Pioneer), Jared Kushner (former Senior Advisor to the President), David Patterson (Turing Award Winner), and Luis Videgaray (former Foreign and Finance Minister of Mexico). We’re building foundation AI models for physics that enable end-to-end automation from initial design through optimization, validation, and production.

We’re building a high-velocity team of relentless researchers and engineers that will define the next generation of engineering tools. If you’re passionate about AI, physics, or the future of industrial innovation, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and train hybrid AI models that merge physics-based solvers with machine learning.

• Experiment with neural operators, PINNs, and surrogate modeling for high-fidelity CFD data.

• Collaborate with engineers to test and validate models on real-world geometries.

• Productionize research that advances the frontier of physics-informed AI.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD or strong research background in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, Applied Physics, or Machine Learning.

• Expertise in scientific computing, numerical methods, and model development.

• Experience with TensorFlow/PyTorch and simulation frameworks.

• Hands-on, iterative, and results-oriented researcher.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in multi-scale modeling or uncertainty quantification.

• Prior industry collaboration or customer-facing applied research.