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As a Staff Materials Engineer focused on high-temperature superconducting (HTS) materials, you'll join a multidisciplinary team advancing the materials science that enables next-generation superconducting wire. Your work will directly influence superconducting performance, manufacturing capability, and the commercialization of one of the world's most transformative energy technologies.\nBased at our global headquarters in Houston, TX, the Staff Materials Engineer provides technical leadership in the development, characterization, optimization, and scale-up of high-temperature superconducting materials and related complex oxide systems that support MetOx's manufacturing platform. Working closely with Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Equipment Engineering, Quality, and R&D, this role combines advanced materials science, thin-film engineering, and process development to establish technical direction, improve manufacturing robustness, and accelerate the commercialization of next-generation superconducting technologies.\nKey Responsibilities\nMaterials Development Strategy\nLeads the materials strategy supporting MetOx's HTS manufacturing platform and long-term technology roadmap.\nDevelops a first-principles understanding of the relationships between MOCVD process conditions, film growth, microstructure, and superconducting performance.\nDefines microstructural targets (texture, defects, interfaces, pinning centers, and composition) required to maximize in-field critical current and manufacturing robustness.\nIdentifies and evaluates new precursor chemistries, deposition approaches, and characterization methods to improve performance, yield, and scalability.\nDrives the transition of laboratory discoveries into robust, high-volume manufacturing processes.\nProject & Experiment Leadership\nDesigns and leads experimental programs to establish processing-structure-property relationships in HTS thin films.\nDevelops MOCVD process windows through systematic experimentation, physics-based modeling, and statistical analysis.\nApplies advanced characterization techniques, including XRD, SEM, TEM, EBSD, AFM, Raman spectroscopy, and XPS, to identify performance-limiting mechanisms.\nLeverages large manufacturing datasets using multivariate statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to correlate tool parameters, diagnostics, and film performance.\nDevelops new in situ and ex situ diagnostic methods to improve understanding and control of film growth.\nIntegration and Cross-Functional Leadership\nPartners with Process, Equipment, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations teams to transition new materials and processes into production.\nTranslates scientific understanding into manufacturable process improvements that increase yield, consistency, and performance.\nCollaborates with suppliers, universities, national laboratories, and strategic partners to accelerate technology development.\nMentorship and Technical Leadership\nProvides technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and scientists.\nPromotes rigorous experimental design, data-driven decision-making, and scientific excellence.\nServes as the subject matter expert for HTS materials, MOCVD process science, and superconducting performance.\nGuides technical problem solving and supports critical engineering decisions across research, process development, and manufacturing teams.\nBuilds technical capability by coaching engineers, fostering collaboration, and cultivating a culture of continuous learning and innovation.\nMinimum Qualifications\nMaster’s in Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related discipline. An advanced degree may be substituted for required experience on a year-for-year basis, depending on relevance and level.\n7+ years of experience developing HTS materials, complex oxides, epitaxial thin films, or closely related functional materials.\nDeep understanding of processing-structure-property relationships in advanced materials.\nExperience with thin-film growth, epitaxy, crystal defects, microstructure evolution, and advanced materials characterization.\nDemonstrated ability to design and execute complex experimental programs.\nExperience applying multivariate statistics, machine learning, or AI to large experimental or manufacturing datasets.\nStrong scientific foundation with the ability to connect first-principles materials behavior to manufacturing outcomes.\nPreferred Qualifications\nPh.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering or scientific discipline.\nDirect experience with REBCO, YBCO, or related high-temperature superconductors.\nExpertise in MOCVD or other epitaxial thin-film deposition methods (PLD, sputtering, ALD, CVD).\nExperience developing vortex pinning architectures and optimizing in-field critical current.\nExperience transferring research into pilot-scale or manufacturing environments.\nRecord of technical leadership demonstrated through publications, patents, or commercialization of advanced materials technologies.\nPhysical Demands: This position requires sitting at a desk and viewing a computer screen for extended periods while working or performing other office tasks. Ability to move around the office, including occasional standing, walking, and bending to retrieve documents, attend meetings, or use office equipment. 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