AI4Science Research Architect - Physics-Informed AI & HPC

Huawei Technologies Co.; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei Canada is seeking a Senior Principal Researcher - AI4Science to advance research at the intersection of scientific computation and AI infrastructure. This role blends physics-informed learning, distributed training, and large-scale simulation to push the frontier of AI for science.

The ideal candidate will lead impactful research, mentor junior researchers, publish in top venues, and collaborate across Huawei's Computation + Networking divisions to co-design models and systems that scale.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics, Computer Science, Computational Science or related field.
• Proven AI for Science research experience in scientific simulation or physics-informed learning.
• Strong programming and distributed systems experience (Python, CUDA, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Familiarity with HPC, parallel computing, or large-scale AI infrastructure.
• Strong research record demonstrated through publications or impactful project experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cutting-edge research at the intersection of Scientific computation and AI infrastructure, including physics-informed AI, distributed training, and hybrid simulation–ML workflows.
• Collaborate across Huawei’s Computation + Networking R&D divisions to design infrastructure-aware AI models and co-optimize algorithms and hardware.
• Lead or contribute to AI4Science foundation models in areas such as materials, physics, molecular, or multi-scale simulation.
• Prototype distributed training solutions and integrated AI pipelines using Huawei’s MindSpore and Ascend AI ecosystems.
• Publish research in top-tier ML and science venues and contribute to Huawei’s internal IP and R&D assets.
• Mentor junior researchers and contribute to long-term strategic planning of Huawei’s AI4Sci + Compute Infrastructure initiatives.

Skills

Python

CUDA

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Distributed systems

HPC

Education

PhD in Physics/CS/Computational Science

Tools

MindSpore

Ascend AI

Job description

Huawei Canada is seeking a Senior Principal Researcher - AI4Science to advance research at the intersection of scientific computation and AI infrastructure. This role blends physics-informed learning, distributed training, and large-scale simulation to push the frontier of AI for science.

The ideal candidate will lead impactful research, mentor junior researchers, publish in top venues, and collaborate across Huawei's Computation + Networking divisions to co-design models and systems that scale.