ARQUIMEA , we are a technology company operating globally and providing innovate solutions and products in highly demanding sectors.
Our areas of activity are Aerospace, Defense & Security, Big Science, Biotechnology and Fintech.
Main function and scope:
· Launch and lead ARC’s research line in Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) in Tenerife.
· This is a hands-on postdoctoral position for an independent, energetic and adaptable researcher who connects advanced materials science with engineering applications and future space technologies.
Primary Functions:
· Define the SMA research roadmap, priorities, hypotheses and experimental plans.
· Design, process and characterise SMA specimens, components and prototypes.
· Investigate composition, processing, microstructure and functional performance relationships.
· Study transformation behaviour, shape-memory effect, superelasticity, fatigue, hysteresis and environmental stability.
· Establish experimental methods, test benches, instrumentation and data-analysis workflows.
· Develop and validate application-oriented demonstrators.




· Collaborate with mechanical, electronics, systems and manufacturing teams.
· Identify funding opportunities, academic collaborations, industrial partnerships and technology-transfer opportunities.
· Prepare technical reports, research proposals, scientific publications, presentations and IP disclosures where appropriate.
· Contribute to laboratory organisation, documentation, configuration control and good laboratory and safety practices.
· Mentor junior researchers and support the future growth of the research line.
· Other reasonable duties as required.
Required experience and candidate profile:
· Ph.D. in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or a closely related scientific or engineering discipline.
· Postdoctoral research experience, or equivalent evidence of independent research capability after the Ph.D.
· Early- to mid-career postdoctoral profile with demonstrated indepe

📌 Principal Researcher in Materials (España)
🏢 Arquimea
📍 España