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About the role
As Periodic Labs scales the experimental engine behind our AI-driven materials discovery platform, we’re hiring a Process Engineer to own the end-to-end workflow of our powder synthesis lab. You’ll work directly across dispensing, mixing, pressing, reaction, recovery, and characterization — building the systems, controls, and instincts that keep a high-mix, fast-moving research process producing trustworthy data at increasing throughput.
What they're looking for
- A degree in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related field, with hands-on experience in solid-state chemistry, ceramics, or powder processing
- Experience as a process engineer (or closely adjacent role) in a high-mix R&D, pilot, or manufacturing environment — ideally one that involved both intentional recipe variation and tight process discipline
- Strong systems thinking — you can break an unfamiliar process into clear inputs, outputs, and unit operations, and quickly build mental models of how the black boxes inside actually behave
- Working knowledge of statistical process control (SPC), six sigma or lean concepts, and design of experiments (DOE), with comfort using tools like JMP or Minitab
- Hands-on familiarity with characterization techniques relevant to powders and ceramics — e.g., X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) — and with high-temperature processing of ceramic materials
- Comfort with equipment troubleshooting and a healthy bias toward getting your hands on the tool, the data, and the operator workflow when something goes wrong
More about this role
We’re an AI and physical sciences company building state-of-the-art models to accelerate breakthroughs across materials, energy, and beyond. Backed by world-class investors and growing rapidly, we operate at the pace the frontier requires. Our team brings deep expertise, genuine ownership, and an insatiable drive to push the boundaries of what’s scientifically possible.
As Periodic Labs scales the experimental engine behind our AI-driven materials discovery platform, we’re hiring a Process Engineer to own the end-to-end workflow of our powder synthesis lab. You’ll work directly across dispensing, mixing, pressing, reaction, recovery, and characterization — building the systems, controls, and instincts that keep a high-mix, fast-moving research process producing trustworthy data at increasing throughput.
This is a hands-on, jack-of-all-trades role. You’ll move fluently between equipment troubleshooting, statistical process control, operator workflows, and the underlying science. The variation here is intentional — we run an enormous diversity of chemistries — and your job is to build the systems that absorb that intended variation while ruthlessly separating out the unintended...
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