Theoretical Materials Scientist as a Solution Engineer fmx

We are looking for an exceptional Theoretical Materials Scientist to join ExoMatter as a Solution Engineer. In this role you will partner with our Head of Delivery to build new functionalities for materials computations within a collaborative academic project and for use on our platform with customers.

Become part of a young deep tech and software startup based in Munich and revolutionize materials development with us. ExoMatter is a spinoff of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and part of the UnternehmerTUM. We have a first product on the market with paying customers like Airbus and Bosch Siemens Hausgerte and a strong upward trajectory.

Why are we doing this

Our mission is to challenge the status quo of materials development to reduce the worldwide ecological footprint and increase innovation speed.

We need you to succeed!

Josua and Barbara our cofounders are on a mission to revolutionize materials development. ExoMatter needs superstars like you to help shape our exciting journey from scratch!

Do you think along these lines

1. If you are equally convinced that only with more efficient materials can we tackle the climate crisis
2. You are a maker and want to turn visions into reality. See your impact directly!

You love working in a dynamic team: trusting exchanging feedback and taking responsibility is crucial.

Tasks

• You will be repsonsible for building simulation and computation pipelines for solid state materials with a focus on optoelectronic properties
• You are an avid and efficient communicator: you are skilled sharing your ideas with nonexpert audiences
• You will use our existing pythonbased software to deduce materials properties from these calculations
• You collaborate with scientists in academic research projects
• You will support the building of scalable materials computation infrastructure and standardization of calculations for automated highthroughput materials computations
• You manage the implementation and ensure that timelines are met
• You may in the future also be responsible for building pipelines to extract and structure data from scientific literature

Requirements

• You have a degree in physics materials science chemistry or a related field (ideally a PhD)
• experience with calculation in metallic systems and plasmons is a plus
• You have excellent communication and project management skills
• You have experience in firstprinciples methods especially in DFT
• You are familiar with Materials Informatics and have worked with resources such as The Materials Project NOMAD or OQMD before
• You know how to run commands on a Linux server and can write code in python
• You show a high degree of responsibility and ownership
• You are fluent in English German proficiency is a plus
• Startup experience is a plus
• You live in Cologne or Munich or are willing to move there within 3 months

Benefits

• Competitive package of salary (virtual) stock options and benefits
• Attractive company culture in an earlystage startup
• Public transportation ticket for all of Germany (Deutschlandticket)
• Flexible work hours with a strong focus on worklife balance far beyond industry standard (35 h/week contract)
• Latest ThinkPads or MacBooks for personal and private use
• Fulltime position parttime work possible upon agreement
• Hybrid work with flexible arrangement between onsite work either in our Cologne or Munich office (Mnchner Technologiezentrum MTZ) and remote work

Start date: 1 Oct 2024