Applied Research Engineer: Real-World System Modeling

Cyrad Solutions LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyrad Solutions LLC in Washington, DC is seeking an Applied Research Engineer to join an early-stage technology company tackling complex modeling and simulation problems with real-world consequences.

This role sits between research and engineering. You'll investigate unfamiliar physical systems, develop the domain understanding needed to model them, evaluate existing research, and turn that understanding into working computational models and simulations.

Qualifications

• Exceptional quantitative and technical problem-solving ability.
• Hands-on research experience involving complex technical or scientific problems.
• Ability to understand technical literature and apply it to novel problems.
• Experience developing mathematical, computational, statistical, or simulation-based models.
• Strong programming skills and the ability to implement your own research ideas.
• Sound judgment when choosing between different modeling approaches.
• Intellectual curiosity and the ability to develop deep expertise in unfamiliar domains.
• Comfort operating across research and engineering rather than exclusively within one discipline.
• U.S. citizenship required and ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Research complex physical systems and develop the domain understanding necessary to model them.
• Read, evaluate, and translate technical and academic research into practical implementations.
• Develop computational models and simulations of real-world systems.
• Formulate new modeling approaches when existing methods don't adequately address the problem.
• Test assumptions and compare competing approaches with quantitative rigor and technical judgment.
• Work through incomplete information and problems where the correct approach may not be obvious at the outset.
• Translate research concepts into working software and technical systems.
• Communicate modeling assumptions, limitations, and results clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Job description

Cyrad Solutions LLC in Washington, DC is seeking an Applied Research Engineer to join an early-stage technology company tackling complex modeling and simulation problems with real-world consequences.

This role sits between research and engineering. You'll investigate unfamiliar physical systems, develop the domain understanding needed to model them, evaluate existing research, and turn that understanding into working computational models and simulations.