ML pipelines: Build and maintain ML pipelines for training, validation, uncertainty quantification (UQ), and continuous model refinement against experimental and simulation data
Active learning & Bayesian optimization: Implement active learning and Bayesian optimization workflows to intelligently guide design space exploration and reduce costly simulation runs
Digital Twin integration: Integrate trained ML models into the broader Digital Twin framework, interfacing with HPC simulation outputs (COMSOL, ANSYS, custom solvers) and real-time sensor data
Anomaly detection: Develop anomaly detection and predictive diagnostics models to monitor system health and identify off-nominal behavior in laser subsystems
Autonomous optimization: Apply reinforcement learning and Bayesian control approaches to support autonomous or semi-autonomous optimization of laser operating parameters
Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with Digital Twin architects, systems engineers, and optical simulation scientists to ensure ML models meet fidelity, latency, and uncertainty requirements
Engineering rigor: Establish best practices for model versioning, reproducibility, testing, and documentation in a fast-moving research environment
Master's or PhD in Machine Learning, Computational Physics, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, or a closely related field
Proven experience building, training, and deploying ML models for complex physical systems; strong command of deep learning (PyTorch, TensorFlow/JAX), probabilistic models, and uncertainty quantification
Expert-level Python; proficiency in C++ or Fortran a plus; experience with HPC environments (batch schedulers, MPI/OpenMP parallelization)
Fluency working with PDE-based simulation outputs, time-series sensor data, and high-dimensional parameter spaces typical of multiphysics environments
Hands-on experience with Gaussian processes, neural network surrogates, reduced-order models, or equivalent metamodeling techniques
Experience building robust ML pipelines for scientific data — including preprocessing, feature engineering, model validation, and deployment
Ability to communicate model behavior, confidence intervals, and limitations clearly to physicists, engineers, and non-ML specialists
Strong cross-functional team skills; comfort working in an interdisciplinary environment spanning physics, engineering, and software
Experience with physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) or neural operators (DeepONet, FNO) applied to physical systems
Background in laser physics, plasma physics, high-energy-density science, or related complex physics domains
Experience with digital twin platforms and live integration of ML models with simulation environments (e.g., NVIDIA Omniverse, Siemens Xcelerator, ANSYS Twin Builder)
Familiarity with multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) workflows, including Design of Experiments (DoE), sensitivity analysis, and uncertainty propagation
Experience applying reinforcement learning to physical system control or optimization
Familiarity with Monte Carlo methods and statistical uncertainty quantification frameworks
Experience with MLOps tooling (MLflow, Weights & Biases, DVC) in a scientific computing context
Interest in fusion energy, advanced laser systems, or high-energy-density physics