Principal Scientist, Permanent Magnets
Core
Lead scientific direction for developing high-performance permanent magnets that reduce reliance on rare earth elements for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and industrial applications.
Role type
Principal Scientist, strategy & mentorship
Builds
Novel magnet formulations and IP portfolio
Domain
Materials science, computational materials discovery, AI simulation
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Magnetism, intermetallics, hard magnetic materials, multi-scale modeling, powder metallurgy, sintering, heat-treatment, team leadership, external scientific representation
Preferred skills
Fe-N, Mn-based, Sm-Co systems, lithography stages, vacuum pumps, defense platforms, CHIPS Act/DOD/DOE programs, NewCo formation, scale-up, system-level application requirements
Technologies
LQM, multi-scale modeling, generative design
Responsibilities
Define research strategy and technical roadmap, build and mentor multidisciplinary team, specify AI simulation platform capabilities, lead engagement with national labs and industrial partners, architect computational-experimental feedback loops, identify buyers for novel IP
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
