Research Scientist

Job Requisition ID #

25WD88861

About Autodesk

As a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, Autodesk helps people imagine, design, and make a better world. Working at Autodesk involves a wide range of creative problem-solving skills to think beyond the expected, and ship high-quality experiences our customers love. As for benefits (financial, health, and otherwise), Autodesk has once again been listed in the top 100 places to work as ranked by Fortune magazine.

Position Overview

The Simulation, Optimization and Systems group within Autodesk Research is seeking an exceptionally talented research scientist to join our team in Toronto. We are focused on advancing the state-of-the-art for design tools to allow architects, designers, and engineers to Make Anything. Our research spans physics-based modeling and simulation, optimization methods, as well as system modeling. You will work closely with peers who are experts in geometric modeling, simulation, systems, robotics, high-performance computing, machine learning, sensing, computer vision, industrial manufacturing and construction techniques.

This position is specifically focused on exploring and implementing novel algorithms and prototypes for design and engineering tools. The applications of the research include geometry synthesis, physics solvers, reduced-order modelling (ROM) and physics-informed AI techniques, optimization, and surrogate modelling. You will have opportunities to publish your work and contribute to academic communities as well as communicate and transfer learnings into Autodesk products.

Responsibilities

• Conceive, plan, develop, and implement scientific research projects to advance scientific knowledge in business-relevant areas

• Communicate and promote the use of research findings throughout Autodesk

• Consult with product teams on the implementation of research findings into products

• Coordinate with team as projects move from research prototype to products/services

• Document and communicate the intent and the results of projects in clear terms to both technical and non-technical team audiences

• Present research findings at conferences and participate in research collaborations with external research institutes and universities

• Publish papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals

• Supervise research interns (undergrad, Masters, PhD or Post-docs)

• Contribute to the technical expertise of the SOS Group

Minimum Qualifications

• Advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D.) in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline

• Excellent knowledge of Numerical Methods and Scientific Computing

• Software development experience in Python and C++ (including Eigen, STL, etc.)

• Publication history in relevant conferences and journals, benchmarking and documenting scientific findings

• Effective collaboration with a multicultural, global team of scientists, engineers and architects

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to new situations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in computational engineering physics or computational engineering design 

• Experience in data-driven surrogate modelling, reduced-order modelling, or surrogate-based optimization applied to computational engineering design problems

• Experience in implementing numerical methods for solving partial differential equations or gradient-based optimization problems 

• Experience in numerical geometry and topology processing

• Experience in geometric representations and data structures (such as NURBS, splines, level sets, surface and volumetric meshes, point clouds, analytical surfaces/solids, functional representations, subdivision surfaces, T-splines, etc.)

• Experience with any of the following highly desirable:

  • Machine learning libraries (PyTorch)

  • 2D and 3D computer graphics programming

  • Visualization techniques

  • GUI programming

  • OpenMP, CUDA, Clang, SIMD, etc.

  • Collaborative development environments and version control systems

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