Staff Materials Engineer
Core
Leading the development, characterization, optimization, and scale-up of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) materials and complex oxide systems to enable next-generation superconducting wire manufacturing.
Role type
Staff Materials Engineer (HTS & Thin-Film)
Builds
High-temperature superconducting wire manufacturing platform and next-generation energy technologies
Domain
Energy / Superconducting Materials / Thin-Film Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
HTS materials development, complex oxide systems, epitaxial thin-film growth, microstructure analysis, MOCVD process optimization, multivariate statistics, machine learning, AI for manufacturing data, advanced materials characterization (XRD, SEM, TEM, EBSD, AFM, Raman, XPS), experimental design, cross-functional technical leadership
Preferred skills
REBCO/YBCO experience, vortex pinning architecture, pilot-scale manufacturing transfer, technical leadership via publications/patents
Technologies
MOCVD, PLD, sputtering, ALD, CVD, XRD, SEM, TEM, EBSD, AFM, Raman spectroscopy, XPS
Responsibilities
Leads materials strategy for HTS manufacturing platform; defines microstructural targets to maximize critical current; develops MOCVD process windows via experimentation and modeling; applies ML/AI to correlate tool parameters with film performance; transitions lab discoveries to robust high-volume manufacturing; mentors engineers and scientists; serves as SME for HTS materials and MOCVD science
Seniority
Staff, technical leadership & mentorship
