7 days ago
San Diego, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$140k - $185k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own optimization algorithms for scheduling, resource allocation, constraint satisfaction, and conflict resolution in the planning workbench and simulation engine.
- Design and implement analytics for defect trends, yield, throughput modeling, and operational intelligence.
- Lead selection, evaluation, deployment, and fine-tuning of open-source or custom LLMs for cloud, air-gapped, and on-edge contexts.
- Productionize optimization and ML systems in partnership with full-stack and infrastructure engineers.
- Partner with manufacturing engineering, quality, and planning experts to incorporate operational constraints into models and algorithms.
- Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions across optimization libraries, ML tooling, and model vendors.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- U.S. citizenship is required due to ITAR regulations.
- 5+ years of engineering experience with substantial applied optimization, operations research, or ML systems work.
- Deep proficiency in Python and fluency with at least one optimization framework, such as MILP solvers, constraint solvers, or OR-Tools.
- Track record of productionizing algorithmic systems for real users.
- Strong applied mathematics foundation in combinatorial optimization, heuristics, or statistical modeling relevant to scheduling and resource allocation.
- Ability to partner with domain experts and translate operational constraints into model formulations.
- Preferred experience with scheduling, planning, or resource allocation systems in manufacturing, logistics, or similar domains.
- Preferred hands-on experience deploying or fine-tuning open-source LLMs such as Llama or Mistral in constrained environments.
- Preferred experience with air-gapped or on-edge model deployment, discrete-event simulation, agent-based modeling, or defense, aerospace, or regulated industries.
Benefits
- On-site role at the San Diego, California headquarters; relocation assistance may be available.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan.
- Equity grants for new hires.
- Unlimited PTO and a generous holiday calendar, including a November and December holiday hiatus.
- Generous parental leave.
- Lifestyle Spending Account, FSA, DCFSA, and HSA.
- Hospital indemnity, critical illness, accident, life, AD&D, and disability insurance; basic life/AD&D and short- and long-term disability coverage are 100% covered by Firestorm.
- Free 24/7 mental health resources and additional work-life services, including legal and financial support.
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