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Founding AIML Engineer (mfd)
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11 November 2026 (2 days ago)
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8 February 2027
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Summary
MuRay Tech is a deeptech spinout from DESY Hamburg. Were hiring a Founding AI/ML Engineer to build our AI/ML function from the ground up. Youll set the technical strategy for two hard problems: density reconstruction from high-flux muon detector data and autonomous control of our laser-plasma accelerator. As a founding hire youll also build the team the simulation chain and the training infrastructure. Broad scope. Direct ownership of a core part of the product.
The role
As Founding AI/ML Engineer youll own AI/ML strategy and execution across the company. That spans detector data accelerator control and internal tooling. You will:
- Build the AI/ML team. Hands-on at first. Hire and structure it as scope grows.
- Set the strategy for density reconstruction from muon detector hit data. Build the simulation chain and training infrastructure to develop and validate the models.
- Develop autonomous LPA operation and control. Build systems that optimise their own working point.
- Build AI/ML at MuRay from the ground up across the company and the product.
What youll bring
- A track record of building ML teams. Youve grown an ML team from a small base before at a startup or research lab. Youre ready to be hands-on again before the team here exists.
- Depth in ill-posed inverse problems. Physics or medical imaging reconstruction experience. The judgment to know when classical methods break down and simulation-based probabilistic methods are the better answer.
- ML control of real hardware. Hands-on experience with Bayesian optimization reinforcement learning or similar methods. Applied to a physical system with a slow or costly feedback loop.
- End-to-end pipeline experience. Youve taken physics simulation output through to a trained deployed model. Youve handled the sim-to-real gap.
- Physics fluency and pragmatic engineering judgment. Comfort at the ML/physics interface. A bias toward infrastructure that fits a small team not a hyperscaler.
- Communication people trust. You translate cleanly between ML physics and business audiences. You prioritise validated defensible results over impressive demos.
How we work
- Skunkworks approach: We work in small teams with full ownership. We keep it simple stupid.
- Move fast: a shiny prototype means we spent too long on it. We build to learn. We polish later.
- Disagree together commit together: we debate and challenge regardless of title. Then we deliver the decision as one team. We win as a team. We pivot as a team.
- Courage: we always make the call. A mistake isnt a failure: its proof were improving. Either way we own the outcome.
- Honesty and transparency: we share whats really happening good or bad. That lets everyone make the right call. We stay open. We stay honest.
What we offer
- Impact: youll shape MuRays technical direction. Youll help build the next generation of non-destructive testing methods.
- Autonomy: this is a founding role. You build the team infrastructure and tooling from the ground up.
- Network: development and business collaborators include DESY German Space Agency (DLR) Siemens Energy Marvel Fusion Caelora.
- Infrastructure: you have access to LUMI. You also have access to an H200 GPU cluster in Hamburg.
- Ownership: an equity plan gives you a meaningful stake in the company.
- Compensation: a salary that reflects your contribution to MuRays growth.
- Relocation: we support your move. If youre relocating from outside the EU we help with the paperwork.
Contact
For any additional questions feel free to reach out to or apply directly through our application form!
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
We are looking forward to hearing from you.
About us
MuRay builds compact laser-plasma accelerators that generate a controlled muon beam. Muon scans today are passive and take days. Active Muon Imaging produces the same scan in seconds at higher resolution. We work with partners in aerospace defence and energy today. Next: security customs and medical imaging.
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IC
About Company
MuRay builds compact laser-plasma accelerators that generate a controlled muon beam. Muon scans today are passive and take days. Active Muon Imaging produces the same scan in seconds, at higher resolution. We work with partners in aerospace, defence, and energy today. Next: security, ... View more
