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Godela (YC X25) · 3 months ago

Founding Simulation Engineer – Godela

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $180K/yr

Godela is a pioneering company focused on building a Physics Foundation Model, an AI platform designed to predict and simulate physical behavior. They are looking for a Founding Simulation Engineer to define data methodologies and validation strategies to ensure their models accurately reflect the complexities of the physical world.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)SimulationTest and Measurement

Responsibilities

Define the methodology for representing physical systems in data and models—balancing accuracy, scale, and generalization

Own the strategy for validating and verifying our model outputs against ground-truth simulation and experimental data

Generate and curate simulation data across multiple physics domains (CFD, FEA, multiphysics), ensuring high-fidelity coverage of complex behaviors

Build scalable pipelines and standards for turning simulation and experimental data into training-ready datasets

Drive the research and engineering of novel techniques for data augmentation, curation, and generation

Collaborate with ML researchers to integrate new architectures, ensuring data and models align with physical truth

Work directly with the founders to set strategy: which physical behaviors to target, how to represent them, and how to scale methods across domains

Qualification

Simulation ExpertisePythonData PipeliningC++ML FrameworksParallel ComputingSolver DevelopmentSystem-Level ThinkingProblem-Solving

Required

Hands-on CAD generation and Simulation Expertise: Deep experience with one or more simulation domains (e.g., CFD, FEM, DEM) and commercial or open-source solvers (e.g., Star-CCM+, Fenics/dolfinx, OpenFOAM)

Robust Programming Skills: Strong proficiency in Python is a must. Experience with C++ or other compiled languages for performance-critical tasks is a big plus

Data Pipelining Experience: Proven track record of building and managing data pipelines for large datasets, preferably in a scientific or engineering context

Problem-Solving Mentality: A demonstrated ability to creatively solve complex, unstructured problems