Mercor

Materials Scientist - Fully Remote

Mercor

United States Remote $110,000 - $150,000 Other 6 days ago via Himalayas
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Job details

Company
Mercor
Location
United States
Remote
Yes
Salary
$110,000 - $150,000
Field
Other
Source
via Himalayas
Posted May 1, 2026
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About this role

Materials Scientist - Fully Remote. Build a realistic digital workspace centered on Drive folders. Design multi-step tasks for frontier AI agents. Collaborate with other experts and research teams to refine task designs and evaluation criteria.

Requirements

  • MS / PhD in materials science, chemistry, physics, or related discipline.
  • 3+ years of full-time experience at a Fortune 500 R&D organization, national lab, or R1 university materials research group.
  • Background in metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, or semiconductor materials.
  • Experience in characterization (XRD, SEM/TEM, spectroscopy, thermal analysis).
  • Computational materials science / DFT / MD.
  • Process development and scale-up.
  • Reliability / failure analysis in advanced materials.
  • Day-to-day use of VASP, Materials Studio (Biovia), LabVantage / LabWare LIMS, and ANSYS Fluent / STAR-CCM+.
  • Strong analytical thinking and writing.

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