2 months 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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About Firestorm
Firestorm builds modular, open-architecture unmanned systems and mission-configurable hardware for defense customers, leveraging additive manufacturing to rapidly tailor platforms for diverse Department of Defense mission areas. Its fielded xCell platform is being developed in multiple variants and supported across mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing interfaces. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in San Diego, the privately held company sells hardware platforms and components to U.S. and allied military programs.