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 (Canarias)
🏢 Arquimea
📍 Canarias