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Photonium · 5 months ago

Founding ML Engineer

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$150K/yr - $200K/yr

Photonium builds next-generation design software for optical systems, and they are seeking a Founding Machine Learning Engineer to design and implement their optical design agent. The role involves developing ML models, interfacing with simulation tools, and collaborating with optical engineers to optimize design outcomes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Product Design

Responsibilities

Develop models for generating and optimizing optical system layouts based on design goals and constraints
Build workflows to interface with simulation tools and extract performance metrics
Collaborate with optical engineers to define data structures and prepare training data

Qualification

ML pipelinesOpticsPhysics-based simulationGenerative designCADSimulation tools

Required

Strong experience in building and deploying ML pipelines
Interest in optics, physics-based simulation, or generative design

Preferred

Familiarity with CAD, optics, and/or simulation tools is a plus

Company

Photonium

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Photonium is an Optical design automation company that allows engineers to create and design 3D mechanical structures.
dateFounded in 2025
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
https://www.photoniumoptics.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$0.5M
Key Investors
Y Combinator
2025-06-11Pre Seed· $0.5M

Leadership Team

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Jennifer Song
Co-Founder & CEO
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Adam Mhatre
Co-founder, CTO
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