LiquidPiston Inc. is seeking a Director of AI and Machine Learning to acceleratethe development of our rotary internal combustion engines. This job is located at our Bloomfield CT office.
In this position you will:
- Develop a roadmap for applications of AI and machine learning to engine design including architecting a high performance computing environment developing data capture protocols identifying and prioritizinguse cases etc.
- Create and modifymodelsrelated to engines generators hybrid power systems UAVs etc.
- Analyze and validate modeling results with experimental data
- Recommend changes to optimize system performance
- Document results verbally and through formal/informal written reports
- Collaborate and respond to requests from the Engineering team including commonly from the CEO and CTO
- Manage time and resources between multiple projects
- Participate in weekly technical meetings summarizing key accomplishments and plans
- Use Python R and / or Matlab
- Select and act as a primary technical contact foroutsourced support work
- Maintain a spirited openminded personality and cando attitude during the course of often challenging R&D projects
Requirements:
- Ph.D in Computer Science with BS/Masters inData Science & Analytics Engineering Mathematics Statistics Physics or Computer Science.
- 3 years ofexperience in scientific computing/data science using numerical methods statistical analysisand optimization techniques
- Coding expertise is a must
- Fundamental understanding of Physics and Thermodynamics
- Demonstrated ability to understand model and optimize physical systems
- Ability to selfdirect and independently solve problems including a lot of thinking outside the box
- Ability to learn find and learn from technical papers/journals
Helpful Skills:
- Interest in rotary piston turbine engines
- Experience with setting up and maintaining your own IT and data systems including kubernetes ZFS Docker engineering software license management etc.
- Experience usinganalytics tools to combine large datasets and analyze them in big data environments such as ADL AWS Snowflake etc.
- Experience developing GUIs using AI to develop GUIs
- Experience working back and forth between simulation and realworld testing
- Proposal writing skills
- Experience working around a machine shop/prototype manufacturing/ R&D environment
- Experience supporting novel product development
- Experience with 3D modeling (Solidworks) and other common mechanical engineering simulation tools (ANSYS GT Suite)
Benefits:
Take time.
One of the things we value about our work culture is our people. We work hard but also have a flexible paid time off policy encouraging employees tounplug and refuel! Daily work hours can flex around what works best for your worklife balance.
Health and wellness help us show up.
We provide a total rewards package including medical dental and vision coverage. You choose what works for you!
Ownership.
Our permanent employees are invested in what we do through the offering of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Dont leave money on the table.
We offer a 401k w/100 matching up to 3 of your salary and then 50 of contributions between 35.
Never stop learning.
We encourage continued training and education through specialization courses seminars and other lifelong learning and development resources.
LiquidPiston Inc. will ensure that all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or national origin.
Required Experience:
Manager