# Computational Scientist, Structural & Thermal

About Periodic Labs Periodic Labs is an AI and physical sciences company building state-of-the-art models to accelerate breakthroughs across materials, energy, semiconductors, and beyond. Backed by world-class investors and growing rapidly, we operate at the pace the frontier requires. Our team brings deep expertise, genuine ownership, and an insatiable drive to push the boundaries of what’s scientifically possible. About the Role Periodic Labs is building AI systems that can simulate physical science, verify predictions, and train on the full scientific method. We are looking for a Computational Scientist to develop structural, thermal, and coupled thermo-mechanical simulation capabilities for semiconductor systems and advanced materials. This role is for someone who thinks of themselves as both a scientist and a software engineer. You understand solid mechanics and heat transfer at a level that goes beyond configuring a commercial FEA package, and you are comfortable building, extending, or automating solvers when the physics or scale of the problem requires it. What You'll Do Develop agent-based structural and thermal simulation capabilities for semiconductor systems, including

- **Id**: 701026
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/periodic-computational-scientist-structural-thermal>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Menlo Park, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-16T20:08:29Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-07-16
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T19:32:21Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 115
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5618
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- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: AI Research Labs, AI for Science

## Company

- **Id**: 685855
- **Name**: Periodic Labs
- **Domain**: periodic.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/periodic>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 31
- **Ghost share**: 0.258
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 51
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 250000
- **Max**: 350000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 350000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Fortran** — Optional: no
- **Julia** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: company_stale
- **Days open**: 114

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-11T02:56:47Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 25; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 7; Filings 12m: 7

## Liveness

- **Score**: 13
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.455
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 114
- **Expected fill days**: 51
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 350000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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