Head of Engineering
Mat3ra
Head of Engineering
Mat3ra
Cloud-based materials modeling platform for R&D
Mat3ra · Walnut Creek, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-02-11
Salary: USD 130,000–200,000
Workplace: on_site
Department: R&D
We look for Senior Engineers excited about bridging the gap between materials/chemistry, data science, and computer science to help us develop a software framework for designing and discovering new advanced materials and chemicals. More about our codebase and team on our GitHub page.
Work will focus on (1) building a cloud-based distributed web platform for nanoscale materials and chemistry, (2) planning and organizing the work of the engineering team, (3) establishing the architecture and infrastructure for the engineering work.
Successful candidates will continue into leadership roles as we grow.
This is a full-time permanent position.
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Mat3ra provides an end-to-end, cloud-based materials modeling platform that unifies multiple simulation tools and data for researchers. Researchers design workflows with a web-based designer, run physics-based and AI/ML models on secure high-performance cloud computing, and analyze results. Unlike competitors, it combines engines like Quantum ESPRESSO, VASP, and LAMMPS in one workspace and targets dispersed academic and industrial teams in energy, semiconductors, and manufacturing. Its goal is to accelerate materials discovery by moving R&D into a collaborative, AI-enabled cloud platform.
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