AI-Driven Optical Modeling & Simulation Engineer

Furientis; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Furientis in Los Angeles is seeking a dedicated engineer for their synthetic-data pipeline, critical for their advanced missile seeker program. This hybrid role blends ML data engineering with modeling and simulation, focusing on producing trusted datasets for algorithms.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in optics and machine learning, alongside proficiency in Python and CUDA programming. This role is primarily on-site, requiring a strong technical background and collaborative spirit.

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of relevant experience in modeling and simulation.
• Experience in synthetic/semi-synthetic training data for ML.
• Hands-on experience with CUDA and GPU programming.

Responsibilities

• Produce, validate, and manage synthetic training datasets.
• Build and maintain end-to-end performance models.
• Run CPU and GPU compute at scale on cloud infrastructure.

Skills

Optical Engineering

Machine Learning

CUDA Programming

Physics

Python

Signal Processing

Dataset Management

Cloud Infrastructure

Education

B.S. in Optical Engineering, Physics, EE, CS, or related

M.S. or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

MODTRAN

MUSES

DIRSIG

Unreal Engine or Unity

Job description

Furientis in Los Angeles is seeking a dedicated engineer for their synthetic-data pipeline, critical for their advanced missile seeker program. This hybrid role blends ML data engineering with modeling and simulation, focusing on producing trusted datasets for algorithms.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in optics and machine learning, alongside proficiency in Python and CUDA programming. This role is primarily on-site, requiring a strong technical background and collaborative spirit.