Platform Scientist I/II, Functional Materials Instrumentation

Highlights

• Design and integrate custom instruments for novel functional materials and devices.
• Build autonomous lab workflows merging robotics with AI-driven experimentation.
• Advance discovery platform spanning medicine, materials, and energy.

What they offer

• Competitive base compensation with bonus potential
• Generous early-stage equity
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance
• Flexible time off with generous company wide holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Educational assistance program
• Commuter benefits including bike share memberships
• Company subsidized lunch program

Ideal candidate

A curious, hands-on experimentalist with a PhD background who loves building custom lab instruments and thrives in fast, autonomous discovery environments.

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent experience in applied physics, materials science, chemistry, or a related field
• Scientific domain expertise in functional materials (semiconductor, photonics, superconducting materials etc.)
• Expertise in solid state syntheses and characterization for functional materials
• Proven ability to build and integrate hardware for novel and high throughput experimentation
• Ability to work in fast, data-driven, high-throughput R&D environments