Principal Researcher In Materials

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-