Principal Scientist, Permanent Magnets

What you'll do

• Set the Magnets vertical’s scientific charter and technical roadmap, and lead a multidisciplinary team.
• Guide magnetism-aware LQM, data generation, multi-scale modeling, and computational-to-experimental validation.
• Represent the program to external partners and support scientific publications, IP development, licensing, and commercial partnerships.

What they ask for

• PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a related discipline, with deep specialization in magnetism, intermetallics, or hard magnetic materials.
• 7+ years of post-PhD experience leading scientific programs in magnetic materials, including significant industrial or national-lab leadership at principal scientist, fellow, or director level.
• Ability to translate first-principles, multi-scale, and ML-driven modeling into manufacturable magnet formulations, including powder metallurgy, sintering, and heat treatment.
• Track record of leading multidisciplinary teams and research roadmaps, with a strong publication and patent record and ability to represent work to senior audiences.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with Fe-N, Mn-based, Sm-Co, or other rare-earth-lean permanent magnet systems and bulk processing.
• Experience with federally funded R&D programs, NewCo formation, IP licensing, or scaling magnet research into manufacturing.

Pay

$224K – $420K (base salary)

Tools

Large Quantitative Models (LQMs), AISim, Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL), powder metallurgy, sintering, heat-treatment

AI focus

Applies AI and computational materials discovery to develop magnetism-aware LQMs, data-generation, and multi-scale modeling capabilities for permanent magnet development.