Artificial Intelligence Engineer

• Lead the development of the FWI Foundation Model
  Design and scale a generalizable hybrid physics-AI foundation model on real seismic datasets.
  Propose advanced techniques including AI-assisted velocity model building, learned regularization and preconditioning, cycle-skipping mitigation, and accelerated forward modeling/gradient computation.
  Scale implementations for GPU clusters, HPC systems, and large-scale 3D datasets.
• Integrate AI into FWI and imaging pipelines
  Seamlessly embed AI components into existing Full Waveform Inversion and seismic imaging workflows.
  Promote best practices in scientific software development and ML lifecycle management.
• Validate, deploy, and drive business impact
  Validate solutions on field data in complex geological settings and establish clear performance, robustness, and risk metrics.
  Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure geological accuracy and commercial relevance.
  Mentor the team on FWI fundamentals while driving adoption of modern AI/ML techniques.

Required Qualifications

• PhD/MS in Geophysics, Applied Math, Physics, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Deep expertise in Full Waveform Inversion, seismic wave propagation, and inverse problems
• Prior hands-on industry experience in subsurface imaging is a plus
• Track record of developing and delivering production-grade scientific software in HPC or cloud environments, including data pipeline and imaging algorithm

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in physics-informed machine learning, learned solvers, or neural surrogate models.
• Proven success applying deep learning to physics-based modeling and simulation
• Experience deploying ML models at scale (lifecycle management, monitoring, reproducibility)
• Track record of high‑impact publications, patents, or industrial innovations
• Strong Python programming skills with hands-on experience in PyTorch or JAX

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