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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