Physics Simulation Technical Leader - Up to $250k base + equity

Looking to lead physics simulation for a firm who are in pole position to dominate a $100 trillion global home market?A well-funded, venture backed insurtech who are shortly set to make profit after just two years of operation, is hiring a Physics Simulation Team Lead as they expand across the country and into different risk areas. This isn't maintenance work on legacy systems, you're architecting simulation capabilities that don't exist anywhere else on the planet.This company uses CFD, FEA, and multiphysics solvers to build digital twins of individual properties — modeling how wildfire, flood, and other perils interact with real homes at the asset level. Traditional insurance prices risk by zip code. They simulate the actual physics, enabling underwriting that others simply can't do.You'll report directly to the Chief Science Officer, owning the simulation roadmap end to end — solver development, model validation, and growing the simulation sub-team. You will be the technical leader guiding the simulation group, collaborating cross-functionally with ML engineers, product, and executive leadership — while staying hands-on with the simulation team as needed to drive critical work forward.You're the right person if you have a PhD or Master's in a relevant field, 5+ years of hands-on CFD experience, and a track record leading technical work at pace in start-up environments with real world constraints. Comfort with Fortran-based solvers, Python/C++, HPC workflows, and people leadership is required. Experience with surrogate modeling, ML-physics integration, or physics based risk-modeling of natural hazards is a strong plus.Compensation: $210,000 - $250,000 base + equity + benefits. Reach out to discuss specifics.Think you're a fit for the team? — Apply now.