Research Engineer

Spectral Labs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

401(k) match

Company meals

Commuting benefits

Job summary

Spectral Labs is building foundation models for engineering physical systems in San Francisco. We seek a research engineer who turns ideas into experiments and experiments into deployable models for real CAD data, using Python and PyTorch or JAX.

Role is fully in-person at our SF office with strong growth and collaboration across disciplines. You bring 0–2 years of experience, a solid understanding of why runs diverge, and a passion for making an impact regardless of background.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of experience building and training deep learning models.
• Strong Python skills and PyTorch or JAX.
• Ability to diagnose why a run diverged, not only that it did.

Responsibilities

• Turn research ideas into experiments and experiments into models.
• Implement architectures and training recipes for real CAD data.
• Scale distributed training and design evaluation harnesses.
• Shape how geometry becomes model input.

Skills

Python

PyTorch or JAX

Deep learning

Tools

Distributed training

Job description

Spectral Labs is building foundation models for engineering physical systems. We're looking for research engineers to turn research ideas into experiments, and experiments into models that work on real CAD data: implementing architectures and training recipes, scaling distributed training, building evaluation harnesses, and designing how geometry becomes model input. You bring 0-2 years of experience building and training deep learning models, strong Python and PyTorch or JAX skills, and the fundamentals to understand why a run diverged, not only that it did. We're excited about people who can make an impact, whatever their background.

This is a fully in-person role at our office in SF. Compensation and equity total $150-250k annually. We sponsor visas end-to-end, and benefits include health insurance (with a 100%-premium option), dental, a 401(k) match, and company-expensed meals and commuting.