Physics-Informed Machine Learning Specialist

Overview

We have multiple openings for a Physics-Informed Machine Learning Specialist with a strong technical background in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methodologies with physics-based applications in engineering. You will combine existing AI/ML methodologies with state-of-the-art computational modeling and simulation capabilities on high performance computing (HPC) architectures to develop novel application areas within Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) national security mission space.

You will contribute to research and development in advanced simulation capabilities related to optimizing algorithms and models, surrogate model development, model validation, reliability, uncertainty quantification, and data engineering. You will work closely with other groups to support the missions of the Laboratory and with multidisciplinary teams and programmatic customers to ensure application needs are met. These positions are in the Computational Engineering Division (CED), within the Engineering Directorate.

These positions will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

Depending on your assignment, this position may offer a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams developing state of the art methods and applying research results to meet programmatic goals, while balancing priorities of customers and partners to ensure deadlines are met.
• Solve abstract and complex problems as required, using in-depth analysis, and drawing from advanced level technical knowledge, best practices, and both routine and innovative techniques and approaches.
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for program managers internally and at sponsor and partner organizations by sharing relevant advanced level knowledge and providing opinions and recommendations on methodologies, as needed to fulfill deliverables and best meet sponsor needs.
• Utilize advanced level knowledge and skills and apply significant experience in one or more areas of computational science and engineering to new areas at the intersection of artificial intelligence and national security: computational mechanics, chemistry, physics, or materials, nuclear engineering, electrical engineering, non-destructive evaluation, robotics and control, optical systems, high performance computing, or other relevant area of computational science and engineering.
• Develop and apply complex algorithms in one or more machine learning areas/tasks to areas of national security: deep learning, unsupervised/self-supervised learning, representation learning, zero- or few-shot learning, active learning, reinforcement learning, natural language processing, ensemble methods, statistical modeling and inference, performance optimization, physics informed machine learning, agentic AI workflows.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Establish and implement broad project vision and strategy and influence technical direction and decisions for self and others to drive successful project outcomes.
• Develop novel and innovative Engineering research, technologies, capabilities, and methodologies enabled by the use or integration of applied statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, and/or uncertainty quantification.
• Provide subject matter expertise and conduct highly complex and in-depth analysis within one or more areas of machine learning and artificial intelligence, applied statistics, and/or uncertainty quantification.

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or related technical field or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Advanced level knowledge and significant…