Computational Scientist – FDTD

<meta><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">About the role:</strong></b></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"=""><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">We’re</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">looking for a highly skilled Computational Scientist with deep</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">expertise</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">in computational</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">electromagnetics, numerical methods, scientific computing, and mathematical modeling. </span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"=""><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">This role will focus on the research, development, validation, and optimization of finite-difference time-domain algorithms for modeling complex electromagnetic phenomena. </span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"=""><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">This is a highly specialized research role centered on advancing FDTD methods, improving numerical accuracy and stability, evaluating algorithmic tradeoffs, and developing computationally efficient implementations</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">for high-performance simulation environments. </span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">What you'll do:</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Conduct in-depth research and development of FDTD algorithms for computational electromagnetics. </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Translate electromagnetic theory and advanced mathematical concepts into robust, discrete computational formulations. </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Perform validation and</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">accuracy</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">studies against analytical solutions, published</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">benchmarks, and established</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">simulation methods. </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Document research findings, algorithm designs, validation results, and technical</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">recommendations</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">for internal stakeholders. </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Contribute to long-term research direction for advanced electromagnetic simulation capabilities. </span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Qualifications:</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Education/Experience:</span></u><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Advanced degree (Master’s</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">or PhD) in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with a strong focus</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">on</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">computational electromagnetics. </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">FDTD Expertise:</span></u><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strong experience with finite-difference time-domain methods, Maxwell’s equations, wave propagation, and numerical electromagnetics. </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Research Ability:</span></u><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ability to evaluate published methods, compare algorithmic approaches, and develop novel or improved computational techniques. </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Mathematical Modeling:</span></u><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proficiency</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">in advanced calculus, vector calculus, differential equations, linear algebra, and modeling of physical phenomena. </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Programming:</span></u><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Python,</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Julia, C/C++, MATLAB. </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><u><span style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Communication:</span></u><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ability to clearly articulate research findings to both technical and non-technical leadership. </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Exposure to</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">hardware acceleration, HPC, or GPU/FPGA technologies is beneficial. </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Startup experience </span></li></ul><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Government clearance is preferred </span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Compensation Range:</strong></b><span style="font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> $150,000–$220,000 per year (California). This range represents the anticipated base pay for this role; the final offer may vary based on qualifications, experience, and location.</span></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><b><strong style="color:rgb(34,34,35);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Benefits:</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px="" 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px="" 0px="" 32px;list-style-type:disc;"=""><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Medical, Dental, & Vision - 100% covered premiums</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Equity - Stock Options</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">401(k) match</span></li><li style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,34);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">WFH Hardware</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><br></p><p style="font-family:" basel="" grotesk",arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px="" 0px;padding:0px;"=""><i><em style="color:rgb(34,34,35);font-size:12pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Bolt is committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment in which we recognize and value each other’s differences as well as fostering a culture that promotes its core values: Professionalism, Integrity, and Respect. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran.</em></i></p>