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Our technology is designed to significantly improve the performance of electric motors for drones and robotics, heat sinks, and ultimately the entire energy grid. At its core, Arcturus is developing a new class of carbon nanomaterial-infused metal matrix composites for high-performance conductor applications.\nWhy you should join us\nThis is a ground-floor opportunity to help build something that has never been done before.\nYou would join as a founding engineer and become Arcturus’ first nanomaterials engineer, with the chance to define the company’s carbon nanomaterials strategy from the beginning. As the founding nanomaterials engineer, you will work directly with the founder and CEO to shape the technical direction of the company, translate scientific insight into real product performance, and help build a category-defining materials platform from scratch.\nPurpose\nWe are seeking a lead nanomaterials engineer who can set the technical direction for our carbon nanomaterials strategy and translate fundamental science into measurable, scalable improvements in conductor performance. This person will help define how carbon nanomaterials are integrated into metal matrix composites, including approaches related to covetics and other carbon-metal interface architectures, to unlock meaningful improvements in electrical, thermal, and mechanical performance.\nThe role\nThis role reports directly to the CEO\nMaterials strategy and integration\nOwn the nanomaterials roadmap R&D, including carbon nanomaterial selection, orientation morphology, purity, infusion percentages, functionalizations, etc.\n\nDefine integration approaches into aluminum and copper that improve electrical performance through process technology\n\nLead dispersion and interface engineering strategy, including verification methods and technical decision gates\n\nCharacterization and scientific rigor\nBuild the characterization stack that links structure to performance, including Raman, SEM/EDS, and other methods as needed\n\nDefine metrics for dispersion quality, interface integrity, and degradation, then standardize how those measurements are made\n\nPartner with engineering to translate scientific results into material specs, process windows, and acceptance criteria\n\nReliability and durability\nOwn hypotheses and experiments for long-term stability, including thermal cycling, corrosion, oxidation, environmental exposure, and processing effects\n\nDefine accelerated aging and failure mode discovery plans aligned with real-world use cases\n\nLeadership and driving IP disclosures. 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