Photonium · 4 days ago
Founding ML Engineer
Manhattan, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelPhotonium builds next-generation design software for optical systems, and they are seeking a Founding Machine Learning Engineer to develop the core of their optical design agent and deep learning infrastructure. The role involves building generative models, developing reinforcement learning pipelines, and collaborating with leading optical engineers to iterate on client projects.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Product Design
Responsibilities
Build models to generate optical systems given performance goals and constraints
Develop RL pipelines that interface with simulation tools to extract metrics, refine designs, and complement our real-world dataset with synthetic data
Collaborate with leading optical engineers (Apple, Meta, KLA) in our network to embed domain knowledge, validate designs, and iterate on real client projects
Qualification
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
Photonium is an Optical design automation company that allows engineers to create and design 3D mechanical structures.
Founded in 2025
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
Y Combinator
2025-06-11Pre Seed· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Jennifer Song
Co-Founder & CEO
Adam Mhatre
Co-founder, CTO
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