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Research Engineer

University of Rochester: Office of the Provost: Academic Center: LLE-Laboratory for Laser Energ

Location

Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Open Date

Apr 15, 2026

Salary Range or Pay Grade

$90,000-$175,000 Annually

Description
Position Summary:
The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is seeking a highly skilled and cooperative Lead AI/ML Engineer to architect, implement, and scale applied machine learning solutions that support LLE’s mission in inertial confinement fusion (ICF), high-energy-density physics, laser diagnostics, and materials science. This role focuses on engineering leadership, ML infrastructure development, and hands-on deployment of advanced models including large language models (LLMs), agentic AI systems, and scientific inference pipelines.

The successful candidate will work closely with a Principal Investigator (PI) leading ML research efforts, as well as with physicists, chemists, and experimental teams, to operationalize AI/ML models for real-time control,



simulation analysis, materials discovery, and data visualization. This is a high-impact technical role for an experienced engineer with a passion for interdisciplinary science.

Key Responsibilities
- Design and deploy ML systems to support scientific workflows, including model training, serving, and lifecycle management.
- Develop and integrate LLMs, agentic AI tools, and decision-support systems to augment scientific reasoning and diagnostics.
- Collaborate with research staff to productionize ML models for:
- Laser and plasma system modeling
- Experimental diagnostics and control
- Materials property prediction and DFT acceleration
- Define and maintain infrastructure for AI workloads:
- GPU/accelerator provisioning
- Containerized deployment (Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift)
- Model versioning and reproducibility (e.g., MLflow, DVC)
- Lead internal initiatives for AI/ML training, best practices, and develope

📌 Research Engineer (Laskein)
🏢 U.S. Fusion Energy
📍 Laskein