Scientific Software Developer, Materials Nexus
+ Stock Options
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
Advanced material discovery & design
Job no longer available
Advanced material discovery & design
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
+ Stock Options
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To discover new materials that significantly reduce the environmental, economical, and social cost of items critical to our society.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 2.1 first degree in a Physical Science, Computer Science, or a related field
- PhD in Physical Science, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Excellent working knowledge of scientific principles and appreciation of their application to materials challenges
- Knowledge of the usage, implementation, and theoretical background of the computational modelling of materials. With experience in tools such as: molecular dynamics; density functional theory/ time dependent density functional theory; crystal plasticity models; kinetic Monte Carlo; dislocation dynamics; coarse grain modelling
- Track record of using this knowledge to successfully complete projects
- Track record of coding in Python for technical applications
- Experience using development collaboration tools for large multi-developer projects (e.g., git)
- Comfortable quickly adapting to new situations, learning new skills, and working independently as a self-starter
- Inquiring mind, aptitude for creative thinking and problem solving, and proactive, methodical, and organised approach
- Excellent communicator, able to effectively convey information to technical and non-technical colleagues in both written and verbal formats
- Proven track record of ability to work effectively in a team
- Appreciation of the needs, priorities, and challenges faced by a start-up company
Desirable
- Ability in JavaScript, Fortran, Julia or C++
- Understanding of containerisation technology (e.g., Docker)
- Experience in application of machine learning (e.g., use of TensorFlow to train models)
- Understanding of issues in material sustainability and commitment to addressing them
What the job involves
- You will play a crucial role in enhancing our materials modelling suite to predict the properties of promising classes of novel materials, and performing detailed atomistic modelling of candidate systems
- Develop general-purpose tools for data-driven materials modelling, tackling challenges across a wide range of material classes and applications in an agile environment
- Run ab initio calculations to parameterise higher-level models
- Design and orchestrate workflows of high-throughput calculations, leveraging the tools you develop
- Interface with our high-performance computing environments to maximise the efficiency of calculations
- Implement development best-practices, including documentation and automated testing of our codebase
- Collaborate with our science team to identify goals for platform development, opening new avenues for scientific investigation
- Take on more responsibility and take a lead on specific aspect of the platform as we grow as a company and scale up our technology
- As an early employee, this role presents an exciting opportunity to step in at the ground floor and take on fast-moving goals and significant responsibilities that will evolve as our company grows
- You will work closely with our senior leaders and world-class developers developing our cutting-edge platform and development strategy
Application process
- Three stage interview process
- Initial 45 min video call "get to know" and a live coding pop-quiz led by our CTO, Robert Forrest
- 1.5 hour in-person interview, at our London offices, to go into detail around tech & science and a chance to meet the broader team
- A final 30-minute culture interview led by our CCO, Nic Stirk
- Successful candidates will need to complete:
- Belbin teams role profile (personality profile of which you’ll receive a full report)
- References from two separate employers
- DBS check
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Achieving net-zero goals will be impossible without advances in material technology to drive electrification and lower the costs of renewable energy. Previously discovered advanced materials, such as titanium, have revolutionised the aviation, transport, medical and aviation industries, but the environmental, economic, and social costs involved in many equally powerful breakthroughs mean that many next-generation materials are not able to be utilised.
Material Nexus aims to accelerate the change to net-zero materials, providing an AI model that greatly reduces the need for physical testing to discover new materials. This allows businesses to develop advanced materials without the years of research typically involved in making a new material ecologically and economically viable for the market.
With seed funding secured, the company has begun scaling its R&D and marketing efforts. In the longer term, Material Nexus aims to build a facility where it can sustainably produce the materials it discovers and is eyeing an eventual expansion to the USA. Going forward, its focus on net-zero materials is certain to be welcomed by materials designers and manufacturers looking to play their part in the fight against climate change.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2023
$2.7m
SEED
Total funding: $2.7m
Company benefits
- 📈 Stock Options: We value our employees and you to share in the success of the company. You will be a vested partner in our future achievements
- 🌴 Flexible holidays: 33 days annual leave/year which can be used on UK public holidays or on more convenient days for you
- 💚 Fully covered comprehensive private healthcare and mental health support
- 🎂 Your birthday day off: Enjoy a well-deserved day off to celebrate and recharge
- ✈️Work abroad: Travel the world while you get your job done - see family, or simply explore a new place!
- 🐣 Enhanced Family & Carers leave to ensure you get that quality time in when you need it
- 💻 Flexible work arrangements: our shared office space in Shoreditch is here to help foster collaboration and community. Most of the team is in 2-3 days a week, but we are happy to discuss alternatives as necessary
- 📒 Continuous learning and growth: We’re pioneers in our field, so you'll be encouraged to expand your knowledge and skills in new areas too
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Jonathan Bean
(Co-Founder & CEO)Alongside this role, they continue to mentor at the Royal Academy of Engineering and teach Materials Science for Engineers at Trinity College, Cambridge and is a Visiting Fellow at London South Bank University.
Jon Pillow
(Co-Founder & CSO)Previously a Senior Principal Scientist at CDT and Opsys with over 45 patent applications. Received their PhD in Chemistry from the University of Oxford.
Robert Forrest
(Co-Founder & CTO)Holds a PhD in Materials Science from Cambridge. Pioneered the application of machine learning in materials science specifically focussed on amorphous materials while at Cambridge.
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