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P-1 AI · 1 day ago

Research Scientist - Applied AI

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$250K/yr - $350K/yr

P-1 AI is focused on building engineering AGI, aiming to integrate AI into the physical world. They are seeking an exceptional AI Research Scientist to lead projects that develop agentic AI systems for solving mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering problems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)SoftwareWeb Development
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Responsibilities

Apply (or invent) reinforcement learning strategies for reasoning and planning in long-horizon tasks in mechanical, aerospace, and electrical engineering environments
Contribute to both research strategy and technical implementation—this is a hands-on role. Have ownership over your own applied research stream
Collaborate with a small, elite team of researchers and engineers across domains
Stay on the edge of what’s possible and bring promising ideas into reality (e.g. following the literature, attending conferences, etc)

Qualification

Reinforcement learningPythonMachine learningPyTorchJAXMulti-modal transformersCollaborationProblem solvingCommunication

Required

Have hands-on experience with LLM post-training pipelines at the frontier of AI research (IFT, RLVR, RLHF) from data generation/curation to experimentation to evaluation
Are fluent in Python and modern ML stack such as PyTorch or JAX, and distributed training frameworks
Creative approach to bringing definition and solutions to under-specificed challenges
Are excited by applied problems, especially in mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering
Thrive in fast-moving, collaborative environments, and communicate technical matters with clarity
Take a high-ownership, 'make it work' approach to problem solving

Preferred

A PhD (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, Math, or a related field
Publications in top-tier venues
Experience with multi-modal transformer architectures
Hands-on experience in physical engineering domains
Deep knowledge of machine learning/reinforcement learning foundations as well as its practical applications

Company

P-1 AI

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P-1 AI is a technology company focused on developing an artificial general engineering intelligence (AGEI).
dateFounded in 2024
location
Henderson, Nevada, USA
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
https://p-1.ai

H1B Sponsorship

P-1 AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$23M
Key Investors
Radical VenturesVillage Global
2025-04-28Seed· $23M
2024-07-30Pre Seed

Leadership Team

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Paul Eremenko
Co-Founder & CEO
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