Hiring: Staff Computational Scientist, Magnetic Materials Company: SandboxAQ Location: United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:54:55 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Epic Systems, R About the job Experience: •Demonstrated ability to translate first-principles, multi-scale, and ML-driven modeling into manufacturable magnet formulations, including coupling 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 (industrial, government, or both). •Outstanding external scientific presence: publication and patent record, ability to represent the work to senior government, defense, and industrial audiences. Required Skills: •Also serve as a key external scientific representative for the program, working with national labs, manufacturing partners, defense organizations, and equipment companies. •See how SandboxAQ is helping build America's semiconductor supply chain from the materials up. •Own the scientific charter and technical roadmap for the Magnets vertical, including phase stability, magnetocrystalline anisotropy, finite-temperature coercivity, and microstructure engineering across Fe- and Co-based intermetallic systems with U.S.-accessible alloying elements. •IP Engine Management: Oversee the translation of generative design outputs into a robust IP portfolio, ensuring the team owns the most valuable "white space" in substrate chemistry and structural design. •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 the magnetism-aware LQM, datageneration, and multi-scale modeling capabilities required from the AISim platform; serve as the senior scientific counterpart to Platform Engineering and DataGen Research for this vertical. •Lead scientific engagement with national lab and industrial partners (e.g., NHMFL, domestic magnet producers, ASML, defense primes), translating partner constraints into well-posed scientific problems and delivering partner-grade results. •Architect the feedback loops between computational modeling and experimental lab validation to accelerate the Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL) cycle. Qualifications: •Applied hands-on capability in Fe-N, Mn-based, Sm-Co, or other rare-earth-lean permanent magnet systems and their bulk processing challenges. •Operational familiarity with applications in lithography stages, vacuum pumps, precision actuators, or defense platforms (fighter jets, drones, submarines). •Prior involvement in NewCo formation, IP licensing, or scaling research IP into commercial manufacturing operations. •Demonstrated track record of taking permanent magnet materials from concept through scale-up, qualification, and transfer into pilot or commercial manufacturing environments. •Proven ability to translate system-level application requirements such as force density, thermal operating envelope, demagnetization margin, vacuum compatibility, and reliability into composition, processing, and microstructure targets for simulation platform. •PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or a related discipline, with deep specialization in magnetism, intermetallics, or hard magnetic materials. •5+ 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. Compensation: •$224,000 - $420,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!