Senior HTS Materials Engineer

MetOx International; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) match

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

MetOx International is seeking a Staff Materials Engineer to lead HTS materials development and scale-up for superconducting wire. You will guide process development, materials characterization, and cross-functional collaborations to accelerate manufacturing readiness and commercialization.

The role emphasizes leadership in experiments, model-based optimization, and the translation of lab discoveries into robust, high-volume production processes within a dynamic energy tech company in Houston.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; PhD preferred depending on relevance.
• 7+ years experience in HTS materials, complex oxides, or epitaxial thin films.
• Deep understanding of processing–structure–property relationships in advanced materials.
• Experience with thin-film growth, epitaxy, defects, microstructure, and advanced characterization.
• Ability to design and execute complex experimental programs.
• Experience applying multivariate statistics, ML, or AI to large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead materials strategy for HTS manufacturing platform and technology roadmap.
• Develop first-principles understanding of MOCVD, film growth, microstructure, and performance.
• Define microstructural targets to maximize current and yield.
• Design experiments to establish processing-structure-property relationships in HTS films.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transition materials to production.
• Mentor engineers and scientists and promote data-driven decision making.

Skills

HTS materials

MOCVD process science

multivariate statistics

machine learning

AI in analysis

experimental design

data-driven decisions

leadership

Education

Master’s in Materials Science or related field

PhD in MSE / Materials Science (preferred)

Tools

XRD

SEM

TEM

EBSD

AFM

Raman spectroscopy

XPS

MOCVD tools

Job description

MetOx International is seeking a Staff Materials Engineer to lead HTS materials development and scale-up for superconducting wire. You will guide process development, materials characterization, and cross-functional collaborations to accelerate manufacturing readiness and commercialization.

The role emphasizes leadership in experiments, model-based optimization, and the translation of lab discoveries into robust, high-volume production processes within a dynamic energy tech company in Houston.