Remote Materials Modeling Specialist - 15h/wk

YO AI Labs

California (MO)

Remote

USD 83,000 - 124,000

Part time

8 days ago

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Job summary

YO AI Labs seeks a Materials Science Expert to support an AI training project involving computational materials science, materials modeling, scientific simulation, and Python. You will create reproducible, programmatic solutions and review AI-generated results. No prior AI experience is required.

The role is a contractor position, fully remote globally, ~15 hours per week with flexible scheduling. You will solve problems, run simulations, and analyze properties while ensuring validation against

Qualifications

MS/PhD in Materials Science, Metallurgy, or related field.
Experience in computational materials modeling, simulation, characterization, or materials R&D.
Strong Python and programmatic engineering-tool experience.
Ability to explain modeling assumptions, validate results, and distinguish computational errors from physical behavior.

Responsibilities

Solve and validate computational materials science problems.
Build material structures, compositions, and simulation inputs.
Run and analyze atomistic, electronic, molecular-dynamics, continuum, or electrochemical simulations.
Use Python to automate simulations, parameter sweeps, and data analysis.
Analyze mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical, and structural properties.
Diagnose convergence, numerical, modeling, and physical-assumption issues.
Compare results with experiments, literature, and expected physical trends.
Review AI-generated solutions and develop reliable reference solutions.