Materials Science Expert

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential AI technology organization seeking a Materials Science Expert for a remote contract engagement. Our client is building advanced computational capabilities and needs experienced materials scientists to contribute to critical modeling and validation work.

This is a flexible, part-time contractor role requiring approximately 15 hours per week. You'll work on your own schedule, choosing the hours and days that suit you best, including weekends if desired. The position is fully remote and open to candidates globally.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Solve and validate computational materials-science and materials-engineering problems
• Create material structures, atomic configurations, compositions, and solver-ready inputs
• Model relationships between composition, structure, processing, properties, and performance
• Run atomistic, electronic-structure, molecular-dynamics, continuum, electrochemical, or related simulations
• Use Python to generate inputs, automate calculations, conduct parameter sweeps, process results, and validate outputs
• Analyze mechanical, thermal, electrical, chemical, structural, or electrochemical properties
• Diagnose failed calculations, invalid structures, convergence problems, numerical instability, and incorrect physical assumptions
• Compare computational results with experimental data, literature values, known properties, or expected physical trends
• Review AI-generated solutions for scientific correctness and identify invalid assumptions, configurations, or conclusions
• Develop reproducible reference solutions and objective verification methods

What We're Looking For

Required Education:

• MS or PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Metallurgy, or a closely related discipline; OR
• MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering with substantial materials specialization

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong understanding of materials behavior and relevant structure-property relationships
• Experience with computational materials modeling, simulation, characterization, or materials-focused engineering analysis
• Practical proficiency with Python for scientific computing
• Experience with at least one engineering or scientific tool that can be operated through CLI, scripting interface, configuration files, or programmatic API
• Ability to understand and justify modeling assumptions, parameters, approximations, and convergence criteria
• Ability to distinguish computational failures from genuine physical behavior
• Ability to explain complex scientific reasoning and technical limitations clearly

Technical Environment:

Relevant tools may include LAMMPS, ASE, pymatgen, Quantum ESPRESSO, FEniCSx, CalculiX, Elmer, PyBaMM, or similar programmatic materials and simulation software. Python experience may include NumPy, SciPy, pandas, Matplotlib, Jupyter, atomistic modeling packages, or materials informatics libraries.

Important: This role requires command-line and scripting proficiency. Experience limited exclusively to graphical user interfaces will not be sufficient, as solutions must be reproducible through code, scripts, configuration files, or command-line tools.

Your experience may come from academic research, national laboratories, industry R&D, computational engineering, or other demonstrated materials work.

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, here's what happens:

1. Submit your application and complete screening questions on our platform
2. Our talent team will review your qualifications
3. You'll complete an AI interview of approximately 30 minutes
4. A technical assessment may be required
5. Final hiring manager review with our client

We typically fill roles within 48 hours and our client is looking for experts ready to begin immediately. If selected, you'll be expected to start your first task within 24–48 hours of completing onboarding.

Please do not contact the client directly. All applications and communications must go through Get A Job.ai to be considered.

Pay

Pay via Get A Job.ai: $80–$130 per hour

Compensation is output-based. Experts are paid per task that meets project specifications. The time required to complete each task may vary depending on your experience and workflow. Minimum submission requirements apply.

Equal Opportunity

Get A Job.ai is committed to equal employment opportunity. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.