Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focused on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. The Optical Engineer role involves designing computational physics problems that require Python programming and ensuring they are computationally intensive and reflective of real research challenges in physics.

Responsibilities

• Design original computational physics problems that simulate real physics research workflows
• Create problems requiring Python programming to solve (using Numpy, SciPy, Sympy)
• Ensure problems are computationally intensive and cannot be solved manually within reasonable timeframes (days/weeks)
• Develop problems requiring non-trivial reasoning chains in mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics
• Base problems on real research challenges or practical applications from physics practice
• Verify solutions using Python with standard physics simulation libraries
• Document problem statements clearly and provide verified correct answers

Skills

• Degree in Physics (Theoretical, Experimental, or Computational) or related fields
• Python proficiency for numerical validation. MATLAB, R, C, SQL, Numpy, Pandas, SciPy, domain-specific libraries, Stata or knowledge of any programming language can be equivalent
• 2+ years of professional experience: applied, research, or teaching experience is applicable
• Experience with numerical simulation methods
• Ability to design problems that mirror real physics research workflows
• Creative thinking in problem design across diverse physics areas
• Familiarity with physics modeling and approximation techniques
• Strong written English (C1+)

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