Founding Simulation Engineer – Godela

Godela
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 120,000 - 180,000 annuallyFunction: Entrepreneurship & Venture BuildingSkills: ["Python","C++","CAD","CFD","FEM","DEM","OpenFOAM","Star-CCM+","Fenics/dolfinx","Data pipelines","PyTorch","JAX","TensorFlow","AWS","GCP","Azure","Slurm","PBS","HPC","Transformer"]

Founding Simulation & Data Engineer responsible for defining the data engine, validation strategy, and data pipelines to support Godela’s Physics Foundation Model. You will generate and curate simulation data across CFD/FEA/multiphysics, validate model outputs against ground-truth data, and collaborate with ML researchers to align data with physical truth while scaling methods across domains.

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Founding Simulation Engineer – Godela

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Job Summary

Founding Simulation & Data Engineer responsible for defining the data engine, validation strategy, and data pipelines to support Godela’s Physics Foundation Model. You will generate and curate simulation data across CFD/FEA/multiphysics, validate model outputs against ground-truth data, and collaborate with ML researchers to align data with physical truth while scaling methods across domains.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Entrepreneurship & Venture Building

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define the methodology for representing physical systems in data and models, balancing accuracy, scale, and generalization.
  • •Own the strategy for validating and verifying model outputs against ground-truth simulation and experimental data.
  • •Generate and curate simulation data across 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 research and engineering of novel techniques for data augmentation, curation, and generation

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 180,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Hands-on CAD generation and simulation expertise with CFD, FEM, DEM and commercial/open-source solvers (e.g., Star-CCM+, Fenics/dolfinx, OpenFOAM)
  • •Strong Python programming skills; C++ or other compiled languages a plus for performance-critical tasks
  • •Data pipelining experience: building and managing data pipelines for large datasets in scientific/engineering contexts
  • •Problem-solving mindset with ability to creatively solve complex, unstructured problems
  • •Nice-to-haves: solver development, ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow), parallel/distributed computing, Graph Neural Networks / Physics-Informed Neural Networks / Neural Operators / Transformers, cloud/HPC environments (AWS/GCP/Azure, Slurm/PBS)
Experience:MechanicalSimulationEngineeringAIPhysics
Skills:PythonC++CADCFDFEMDEMOpenFOAMStar-CCM+Fenics/dolfinxData pipelinesPyTorchJAXTensorFlowAWSGCPAzureSlurmPBSHPCTransformer
Tech Stack:PythonC++CADCFDFEMDEMOpenFOAMStar-CCM+Fenics/dolfinxPyTorchJAXTensorFlowAWSGCPAzureSlurmPBSHPC

Company Brief

Godela
Godela develops AI-powered tools to assist software development and engineering workflows, offering code generation, automation, and integration features to boost developer productivity and accelerate application delivery across teams.
Industry: Developer Tools
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