CTO / Technical Co-Founder (f/m/d) role at startup METAKI

**METAKI **Dresden, Germany (TU Dresden) | On-site / Hybrid | Co-Founder / Equity | Deep Tech / AI for Engineering **About Metaki **Metaki is building a 'Large Engineering Model' (LEM): a graph-neural-network surrogate trained on large-scale finite element simulation (FEA) data that predicts, near-instantly, how complex 3D parts respond to different materials, loads and boundary conditions — replacing slow FEA runs. The initial focus is solid and structural mechanics, with the long-term ambition of a general foundation model for engineering physics. **The opportunity **Founded by Samir El Masri (Founder, ongoing PhD in FEM, 3 years of industry experience in FEM & AI/ML for engineering), Metaki already has a working FEM → data → NN pipeline, is building out a large 3D training dataset, and is running training alongside early industry discussions. What's missing is a technical co-founder to help scale the modeling and engineering work while Samir also drives funding applications and industrial pilot partnerships. Tasks **What you will own ** **Model & platform development **- Co-own the neural-network surrogate modeling pipeline (FEM data → GNN training → fast inference), extending it from solid/structural mechanics towards a general engineering-physics foundation model. - Scale the large 3D simulation dataset and physics-informed training infrastructure currently in development. **Technical leadership **- Take technical/CTO ownership alongside Samir El Masri (Founder), coverin