Job Description

Foundation Alloy is seeking a materials scientist to join our research and development team. You will be working closely with a talented and collaborative group of metallurgists to develop new alloys optimized for advanced manufacturing techniques. Your tasks will include:

• Develop and test several classes of alloys optimized for superior mechanical properties and advanced metal part production
• Design and execute experiments using a suite of characterization tools including X-ray diffraction, metallographic examination, and mechanical testing
• Use cutting edge computational materials science to guide materials design
• Invent new technologies, applications, and methods to expand Foundation Alloy’s toolset, capabilities, and competitive advantage
• Shape and document development procedures to enable Foundation Alloy’s growth

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience gained outside of academia
• Ability to apply thermodynamic and kinetic principles to Foundation Alloy areas of interest, including alloy design, powder metallurgy, and sintering
• Ability to perform a wide range of materials characterization techniques to quantify mechanical, thermal, and other physical properties of metals
• Experience with computational thermodynamics (CALPHAD) preferred
• Results-driven mindset, strong communication skills, and attention to detail

About the Company

Foundation Alloy is building the most advanced metal parts supplier in the world. Our mission is to enable innovation in the physical world, and unlock safer, greener and more exciting generations of products across critical industries like space, aerospace, automotive, energy and defense. Leveraging materials technology from MIT and UC Irvine, alongside advanced manufacturing and automation, we can make parts that blow through the performance plateaus of legacy materials and processes while reducing lead times, energy use, and costs.

Culture

We don’t look for profiles that “fit” with our culture. We look for people that add to who we are - people with the initiative, positive approach to problem solving, and passion for something (anything!) that will make them both high impact and exciting to work alongside from day one. We know that these people come from all walks of life, with all backgrounds and levels of experience. If you’re excited about the work we can do together, please reach out. We enthusiastically welcome team members of all races, colors, religions, ages, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities, national origins, different abilities, genetics, veteran statuses, and former incarceration statuses.

Compensation and Benefits

The success of this company will be grounded in the long-term productivity of our team. To provide everyone with the physical, mental and financial safety to operate at their long-term best, we provide the following:

• Meaningful, challenging, impactful work, and opportunities to grow within the company at all levels
• Competitive salary, guaranteed to rise with inflation at a minimum each year
• Equity - People at every level will have an impact, and should benefit from their work
• Unlimited paid vacation, with a very strong expectation that employees take a minimum of 15 days off per year, and a full week off at least once per year
• Top tier health, dental and vision insurance with limited employee contributions
• A voice in future benefits. This is the beginning, and we will work together to keep adding new, better ways to provide for everyone in the company

Location

This is an in-person position located in Cambridge, MA.

Citizenship Requirement

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US.