Research Engineer / Scientist – Optimization

Percepta is a company focused on transforming critical institutions with applied AI. The Research Engineer/Scientist (Optimization) will work at the intersection of AI research and real-world impact, advancing decision-making for critical industries through modern machine learning and rigorous optimization research.

Responsibilities:

• Set and drive ambitious research programs that expand what’s achievable in data-driven decision-making
• Invent new optimization-and-ML methods for high-impact problems such as planning, scheduling, routing, pricing, and inventory
• Build high-fidelity simulators and rigorous benchmarks that mirror real-world constraints, uncertainty, and multi-objective trade-offs
• Bridge research into practice by partnering with our engineers to rapidly prototype solutions and implement successful research ideas