About Augur
Engineering progress is constrained by the speed of simulation. In aerospace, energy, and other safety-critical industries, design cycles are still governed by solvers built for a different era, accurate, but slow and costly, and fundamentally incompatible with real-time decision-making. Augur AI exists to change that constraint.
Founded by Emmanuel and Matthieu, both former researchers at Inria working on AI powered simulation, Augur is building foundational AI models for physical simulation. By combining advances in large-scale model architectures with modern compute, we enable real-time iteration across fluid dynamics, structural mechanics, and electromagnetics, without sacrificing physical fidelity.
We want to push engineering towards real time feedback loops. We want Aircraft components to be optimized aerodynamically in real time. Wind farm layouts to be explored interactively to maximize energy yield. Thermal stress in nuclear infrastructure to be anticipated before it becomes a limiting factor. These will come as the natural consequence of the faster physics simulation we are building.
We are deeply embedded in the European research ecosystem, backed by engineers and founders from organizations including Mistral AI, Dataiku, and DeepMind. As we scale our technology into real-world industrial deployments, we are looking for engineers who want to work at the boundary between frontier AI and the most demanding physical systems on earth. We want to become the new technology layer of modern engineering. Our ambition is global, our first office is in Paris, France.
Your Mission
As Chief of Staff, you will work directly with Emmanuel and Matthieu to accelerate our growth and operational execution. Your work will be centered around acting as a force multiplier for the founders.
- Operational Velocity: Build and manage our internal infrastructure, from financial and legal administration to automated workflows, ensuring the company runs flawlessly.
- Commercial Execution: Drive momentum on key partnerships with enterprise customers, ensuring seamless follow-ups and POC scoping.
- Strategic Projects: Assist the CEO with Go-To-Market initiatives, investor relations, and managing our dual presence in Paris and San Francisco.
- Talent Acquisition: Supercharge our hiring pipeline to recruit elite hybrid profiles, working closely with external agencies and technical partners.
Your Profile
- Education: You have a strong academic background, ideally in engineering, business, or a highly analytical field.
- Experience: You have prior experience in a fast-paced environment, such as a top-tier consulting firm, VC, or a high-growth startup.
- Mindset: You have a bias for action and an obsession with solving problems quickly. You are a builder who thrives in an unstructured environment.
- Adaptability: You are comfortable bridging technical, commercial, and administrative domains. A strong interest in AI is a plus.
Why Join Us?
- Culture: Small team of committed top scientists and engineers in their field.
- High Impact: Join a founding team where your work directly shapes the product and its deployment with global leaders. Work on physical AI that delivers immediate, real-world value, making planes, windfarms, and nuclear plants more efficient and sustainable.
- Ecosystem: Gain direct exposure to leading investors, major industrial partners, and the tech ecosystem.
- Direct Influence: As one of our key early hires, you will have a massive say in our strategic roadmap and operational scaling.
- Momentum: Join us at a key turning point as we scale from technical validation to major commercial expansion.