Looking for applied scientist jobs in the USA with visa sponsorship? Anthropic is hiring an Applied Scientist, Engineering in San Francisco focused on AI systems for engineering and applied sciences.

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Applied Scientist Engineering Jobs in San Francisco USA: Overview
| Job Title | Applied Scientist, Engineering |
| Employer | Anthropic |
| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Salary | $320,000–$405,000 per year |
| Job Type | Full-time, Hybrid (at least 25% in office) |
| Experience | Deep expertise and hands-on R&D or industry experience in engineering or applied science |
| Visa Sponsorship | Confirmed: We do sponsor visas |
| Closing Date | Not specified in the available job information |
About the Employer
Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial. The company works as a cohesive team on large-scale research efforts in AI safety and capability.
Job Responsibilities
- Design and implement evaluation methodologies for assessing AI model capabilities in engineering and applied science
- Design realistic tasks and training environments and curate data from your field
- Develop and validate simulations and computational tools calibrated against real-world data
- Work with industry partners, manufacturers and labs to build and test what Claude invents, designs and engineers
- Advise the team on which problems, tools and workflows matter most in your field
- Translate between engineering domain knowledge and machine learning objectives
Requirements
- Essential: Deep expertise and hands-on R&D or industry experience in an engineering or applied science discipline (mechanical, electrical, materials, chemical, aerospace, structural, industrial, manufacturing, applied physics or computational simulation)
- Essential: Experience with AI or machine learning, whether evaluating and training systems or applying tools in your field
- Essential: Track record of taking work from concept through to a working result
- Essential: Hands-on proficiency with computational design, analysis or simulation tools and basic programming (for example Python)
- Essential: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience
- Preferred: 5+ years experience, Ph.D. or equivalent, industry experience in product design and manufacturing or simulation software, publications or patents
Visa Sponsorship and International Applicants
Anthropic confirms it sponsors visas. However, it is not able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. If an offer is made, the company will make every reasonable effort to get a visa and retains an immigration lawyer to help. Hybrid policy requires at least 25% time in a US office. See more on the Visa Sponsorship Jobs hub.
Salary and Benefits
- Competitive compensation and optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
- Health, dental and vision benefits (standard for the employer)
- High salary range
- Confirmed visa sponsorship
- Frontier AI research role
- Sponsorship not guaranteed for every candidate
- Hybrid office requirement
- Competitive selection
How to Apply
Apply directly through Anthropic’s Greenhouse portal. Submit a resume or LinkedIn profile and complete the application questions, including why you want to work at Anthropic. A cover letter is optional.
Application Tips
- Review Anthropic’s candidate AI guidance before submitting
- Highlight domain expertise that can translate into evaluation tasks or simulation tools for AI
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