Research Scientist United Kingdom

Physics

X is a deep-tech company with roots in numerical physics and Formula One, dedicated to accelerating hardware innovation at the speed of software.

We are building an AI‑driven simulation software stack for engineering and manufacturing across advanced industries. By enabling high‑fidelity, multi‑physics simulation through AI inference across the entire engineering lifecycle, Physics

X unlocks new levels of optimization and automation in design, manufacturing, and operations — empowering engineers to push the boundaries of possibility. Our customers include leading innovators in Aerospace & Defense, Materials, Energy, Semiconductors, and Automotive.

• Work closely with our machine learning engineers, simulation engineers, and customers to translate physics and engineering challenges into mathematical problem formulations.
• Build models to predict the behaviour of physical systems using state‑of‑the‑art machine learning and deep learning techniques.
• Own research work‑streams at different levels, depending on seniority.
• Discuss the results and implications of your work with colleagues and customers, especially how these results can address real‑world problems.
• Collaborate with colleagues beyond the research team to translate your models into production‑ready code.
• Communicate your work to others internally and externally as called for in paper publication venues, industry workshops, customer conversations, etc. This will involve writing for academic and non‑academic audiences.
• Foster a nurturing environment for colleagues with less experience in DS / ML / Stats for them to grow and you to mentor.

• Enthusiasm about using machine learning, especially deep learning and/or probabilistic methods, for science and engineering.
• Ability to scope and effectively deliver projects.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to analyse issues, identify causes, and recommend solutions quickly.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills — with teams and customers alike.
• PhD in computer science, machine learning, applied statistics, mathematics, physics, engineering, or a related field, with particular expertise in any of the following:
  • operator learning (neural operators), or other probabilistic methods for PDEs;
  • geometric deep learning or other 3D computer vision methods for point‑cloud or mesh‑structured data;
  • generative models for geometry and spatiotemporal data (VAEs, Diffusion Models, Bayesian non‑parametric, scaling to large datasets, etc.).
• Ideally, >2 years of experience in a data‑driven role, with exposure to:
  • building machine learning models and pipelines in Python, using common libraries and frameworks (e.g., Num Py, Sci Py, Pandas, PyTorch, JAX), especially including deep learning applications;
  • developing models for bespoke problem settings that involve high‑dimensional data (spatiotemporal, geometric, physical);
  • iterating on network architectures and model structure, tuning and optimising for inductive biases, improved generalisability, and improved performance;
  • combining theoretical reasoning with empirical intuition to guide investigation;
  • formulating and running experiment pipelines to benchmark models and produce comparable results;
  • writing skills for communication complex technical concepts to peers and non‑peers, tailoring the message for the required audience.
• Publication record in reputable venues that demonstrates mastery in your field, and in particular the domains of interest listed above. Desirable venues include (but not limited to):
  NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, UAI, AISTATS, AAAI, Siggraph, CVPR or TPAMI/JMLR.

• Equity options – share in our success and growth.
• 10% employer pension contribution – invest in your future.
• Free office lunches – great food to fuel your workdays.
• Flexible working – balance your work and life in a way that works for you.
• Hybrid setup – enjoy our new Shoreditch office while keeping remote flexibility.
• Enhanced parental leave – support for life’s biggest milestones.
• Private…