Materials Scientist

Bay Area
Research - Materials Science /
Full-time /
On-site
Until is a moonshot company building a “pause button” for biology. Our near-term focus is organ-scale reversible cryopreservation: preserving donated organs at subzero temperatures without ice formation, then rewarming them uniformly for transplant. By solving this grand challenge, we’re laying the foundation for whole-body reversible cryopreservation, giving patients a bridge to future cures.

To achieve our goal, we are assembling an interdisciplinary team to develop perfusion systems, cryoprotectant formulations, and vitrification and rewarming hardware.

We envision a future where no transplantable organ is lost to logistics, and no terminal diagnosis is final because patients can safely wait for future medicine to arrive.

About The Role
We’re building an elite team of applied physicists, engineers, and materials scientists for true full stack engineering, from electrons to operating systems. Projects will require high degree of autonomy and breadth of skill across electrical, mechanical, and materials design, with a strong emphasis on first principles thinking.

About You

    • Strong fundamentals in a scientific (physics, chemistry, biology, materials) discipline, excited to build the future
    • Experience with phase change materials, polymers, nano materials, or magnetic materials
    • Demonstrations of exceptional ability and autonomy in past work

Preferred Qualifications

    • 3+ years experience/graduate level in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or equivalent
    • Experience with fluorinated fluids and fluorine chemistry

Benefits

    • Opportunity for outsized impact creating the future as an early team member
    • Generous medical, dental and vision insurance coverage for employees and their dependents
    • Flexible time off and paid holidays
    • Competitive compensation package, including salary and equity
    • Access to a 401(k) retirement savings plan
    • FSA and commuter benefits
    • Subsidized lunch daily
$120,000 - $200,000 a year
While this represents our expected range based on market data, final compensation will be determined based on your specific qualifications and may be outside this range. Please keep in mind that the equity portion of the offer is not included in this estimate.
As an equal opportunity employer, Until is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Until will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.