Nuclear AI Safety Scientist

DeepMind Technologies Limited; Mountain View (CA); Presencial; USD 174 000 - 252 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Google DeepMind invites applications for a Nuclear Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the ReDI team. The role focuses on evaluating and mitigating safety risks of frontier AI models in nuclear contexts, including fission, fusion, and radiation hydrodynamics, in a demonstrably unclassified framework.

As a Research Scientist, you will develop threat models, contribute to safety policy, and work with cross-disciplinary experts to ensure responsible AI deployment.

Qualificações

• PhD or equivalent practical experience in plasma physics or nuclear engineering.
• Experience collaborating with US national labs or agencies like IAEA, NNSA, or DARPA, or similar government/academic consortia.
• Experience in research/policy in stockpile stewardship, nonproliferation, arms control, or threat reduction.
• Technical experience in high energy density physics, inertial confinement fusion, implosion dynamics, criticality, missiles, or reactor operations, nuclear infrastructure.

Responsabilidades

• Construct threat models prioritizing vulnerabilities and scenarios related to fission, fusion, thermonuclear weapons development and high energy density dual use regimes.
• Create robust evaluation datasets of complex physics and nuclear engineering prompts to elicit model capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineers to design mitigations that block harmful outputs while preserving scientific utility.
• Support development and refinement of Google’s nuclear safety policy and communicate risks to leadership and external stakeholders.

Conhecimentos

AI safety experience

Computational modeling

Python

C++

MHD/radiation hydrodynamics

Formação académica

PhD in plasma physics, nuclear engineering, or related field

Experience collaborating with US national labs/agencies (IAEA/NNSA/DARPA)

Experience in research/policy in stockpile stewardship/nonproliferation/arms control/threat reduction

Technical experience in high energy density physics, ICF, implosion dynamics, nuclear infrastructure

Ferramentas

Python

C++

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Google DeepMind invites applications for a Nuclear Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the ReDI team. The role focuses on evaluating and mitigating safety risks of frontier AI models in nuclear contexts, including fission, fusion, and radiation hydrodynamics, in a demonstrably unclassified framework.

As a Research Scientist, you will develop threat models, contribute to safety policy, and work with cross-disciplinary experts to ensure responsible AI deployment.