Optical Engineer with Python - Freelance AI Trainer

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focused on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. The Optical Engineer will design computational physics problems, requiring Python programming, to simulate real physics research workflows and ensure problems are computationally intensive.

Responsibilities:

• Design original computational physics problems that simulate real physics research workflows
• Create problems requiring Python programming to solve (using Numpy, SciPy, Sympy)
• Ensure problems are computationally intensive and cannot be solved manually within reasonable timeframes (days/weeks)
• Develop problems requiring non-trivial reasoning chains in mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics
• Base problems on real research challenges or practical applications from physics practice
• Verify solutions using Python with standard physics simulation libraries
• Document problem statements clearly and provide verified correct answers

Requirements:

• Degree in Physics (Theoretical, Experimental, or Computational) or related fields
• Python proficiency for numerical validation
• 2+ years of professional experience: applied, research, or teaching experience is applicable
• Experience with numerical simulation methods
• Ability to design problems that mirror real physics research workflows
• Creative thinking in problem design across diverse physics areas
• Familiarity with physics modeling and approximation techniques
• Strong written English (C1+)
• MATLAB, R, C, SQL, Numpy, Pandas, SciPy, domain-specific libraries, Stata or knowledge of any programming language can be equivalent