Principal Scientist, Permanent Magnets

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $224k - $420k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🧬 Research Scientist

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SandboxAQ

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2021

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔒 Cybersecurity

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Pharmaceuticals

SandboxAQ is a company developing quantitative AI and quantum-inspired technologies to solve real-world problems across drug discovery, materials science, cybersecurity, and navigation. They build large quantitative models (LQMs) grounded in physics and chemistry to predict molecular properties, accelerate therapeutic design, and simulate complex chemical and catalytic processes, while also applying their expertise in AI and post-quantum cryptography to enhance digital security and navigation in GPS-denied environments.

📋 Description

• Own the scientific charter and technical roadmap for the Magnets vertical • Lead research on phase stability, magnetocrystalline anisotropy, finite-temperature coercivity, and microstructure engineering across Fe- and Co-based intermetallic systems • Oversee translation of generative design outputs into a robust IP portfolio • Build, lead, and mentor a multidisciplinary team of research scientists, computational/ML scientists, and postdocs • Set the scientific bar, run technical reviews, and develop talent toward NewCo readiness • Specify and prioritize magnetism-aware LQM, data generation, and multi-scale modeling capabilities • Serve as senior scientific counterpart to Platform Engineering and DataGen Research • Lead scientific engagement with national laboratories and industrial partners • Translate partner constraints into scientific problems and deliver partner-grade results • Architect feedback loops between computational modeling and experimental lab validation to accelerate the DBTL cycle • Work with the commercial team to identify buyers, structure licensing agreements, and develop co-development partnerships • Author the external scientific narrative for updates, publications, conferences, and prospective investors • Protect scientific rigor and IP integrity

🎯 Requirements

• 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 the principal scientist, fellow, or director level • Demonstrated ability to translate first-principles, multi-scale, and ML-driven modeling into manufacturable magnet formulations • Experience coupling modeling to powder metallurgy, sintering, and heat-treatment processes • Track record of building and leading multidisciplinary scientific teams and shaping research roadmaps that deliver against external commitments • Outstanding external scientific presence, including publication and patent record • Ability to represent scientific work to senior government, defense, and industrial audiences • Hands-on experience with Fe-N, Mn-based, Sm-Co, or other rare-earth-lean permanent magnet systems and bulk processing challenges • Familiarity with lithography stages, vacuum pumps, precision actuators, or defense platforms • Experience with CHIPS Act, DOD, DOE, or other federally funded R&D programs • Knowledge of export-control and IP considerations • Prior involvement in NewCo formation, IP licensing, or scaling research IP into commercial manufacturing operations • Track record taking permanent magnet materials from concept through scale-up, qualification, and transfer into pilot or commercial manufacturing environments • Ability to translate system-level application requirements into composition, processing, and microstructure targets • Candidates cannot participate in foreign talent programs sponsored by China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary plus equity and performance-based incentives • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) with company match • Generous parental leave • Flexible hybrid work arrangements • Generous PTO • Direct exposure to CHIPS Act-funded programs • Mentorship • Dedicated learning budgets • Professional growth opportunities