Staff Computational Scientist, Magnetic Materials

ABOUT SANDBOXAQ SandboxAQ is a high-growth company delivering AI solutions that address some of the world's greatest challenges. The company’s Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) power advances in life sciences, financial services, navigation, cybersecurity, and other sectors. We are a global team that is tech-focused and includes experts in AI, chemistry, cybersecurity, physics, mathematics, medicine, engineering, and other specialties. The company emerged from Alphabet Inc. as an independent, growth capital-backed company in 2022, funded by leading investors and supported by a braintrust of industry leaders. At SandboxAQ, we’ve cultivated an environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, and impact. By investing deeply in our people, we’re building a thriving, global workforce poised to tackle the world's epic challenges. Join us to advance your career in pursuit of an inspiring mission, in a community of like-minded people who value entrepreneurialism, ownership, and transformative impact. THE OPPORTUNITY Introduction to the team: The Magnets team is one of several research verticals within SandboxAQ’s broader Chemical Simulation group, which uses advanced computational methods, physics-based simulation, and AI to discover and develop novel materials. This group is focused on solving critical materials challenges that matter to U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and industrial resilience. Within that larger effort, this group is focused on one of the most strategically important materials problems: developing high-performance permanent magnets that reduce or eliminate reliance on neodymium and other rare earth elements and can be produced in the United States. The goal is to create novel magnet formulations that can be manufactured using existing industry processes and equipment, while matching or exceeding the performance of today’s leading NdFeB magnets in demanding applications such as semiconductor equipment, vacuum systems, precision motion devices, and d