AI Researcher for Mobility PhD

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data
AI Researcher for Mobility PhD
Job Summary
Our client in Mountain View, CA is looking for an AI Researcher for Mobility PhD. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do
Our Client is seeking a PhD graduate in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline to work on Agentic AI systems for mobility.

What You'll Be Doing

• Developing innovative solutions that advance AI/ML systems for mobility services.
• Conducting applied research in Agentic AI, including agent design, orchestration strategies, tool integration, and communication protocols.
• Conducting research on AI safety and alignment topics.
• Identifying research gaps and propose novel solutions to enhance performance, reliability, and adaptability of agent-based systems.
• Prototyping frameworks and algorithms in Python using tools such as AutoGen, LangChain, or custom orchestration layers.

Basics

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with a focus on AI / Machine Learning.
• Research experience in Generative AI, Agentic AI, and AI Safety and Alignment.
• Research experience with Foundational (LLMs, VLMs, and other large-scale AI architectures), including fine-tuning, evaluation, and application to domain-specific tasks.
• Proficient programming skills in Python and common libraries (e.g., TensorFlow, Pytorch, etc.).
• Ability to engage in general research activities such as defining problems and issues to be addressed, finding, and using research data, and being able to make recommendations and findings in writing and presentations.
• Salary range: 133k - 137k annual.

How You Will Be Successful

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business "First"
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products

Why Work With Us
Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer's toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit

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At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world's most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer's toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair's history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.