Advanced Materials: Chief Scientist / Researcher / R&D Engineer

MatriX Innovation GmbH is a frontier research institution established by PetroChina in Munich, Germany in 2025 to deepen China–Europe science and technology integration. Based on the European innovation ecosystem, and upholding the concept of “openness, integration, first‑class, and result‑oriented,” we focus on strategic layout in the two core fields of frontier materials and synthetic biology, carry out full‑chain innovation from basic research to technology transformation, promote the co‑creation and sharing of green technologies, and address global challenges.

About this position

We are recruiting key talents at multiple levels for the frontier materials team. Whether you are a strategic leader defining industry technology roadmaps, an innovative researcher deeply engaged in materials science, or a practical engineer ensuring the solid implementation of R&D concepts, we provide you with a platform to realize your value on a top international platform. By joining us, you will participate in the complete innovation chain from molecular design to product prototype, and together explore and shape future materials in Munich, Germany, this capital of science and technology.

Job Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership and Planning: Lead major scientific research projects, formulate technology roadmaps, build and cultivate high‑level teams, participate in the medium‑ and long‑term strategic planning of the institute, and build a broad industrial and academic cooperation ecosystem.
• Research in the Field of Frontier Materials: Conduct independent or collaborative in‑depth research in frontier directions such as key materials for next‑generation display technologies, electronic skin, smart materials, biomimetic materials, etc., design and optimise experimental plans, overcome key scientific problems, and produce high‑quality patents and other research achievements.
• Experimental Execution and Platform Operation & Maintenance: Be responsible for specific experimental operations such as material synthesis and preparation, performance testing, and process debugging; be responsible for the daily operation, maintenance, and capability improvement of laboratory instruments and equipment, and ensure the stable and efficient operation of the R&D platform.
• Engineering and Achievement Transformation Support: Organise and analyse experimental data, write technical reports; participate in engineering practice of pilot‑scale amplification, product trial production, and transformation of technological achievements to industrialisation, and provide key support for process implementation.
• Safety, Compliance and Quality Management: Strictly implement laboratory safety operating procedures, hazardous materials management, and the requirements of the institute’s quality management system, and ensure the safety, compliance, and data integrity of R&D activities.

Job Requirements

We are looking for candidates with the following background and potential. Specific positions will be determined according to the depth of your experience and achievements:

• Educational Background: Possess a doctoral degree in materials science and engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, polymer materials, physical chemistry, or related majors.
• Experience and Skills:
• Candidates with Deep Experience: Have many years of scientific research or industrial experience in frontier materials‑related fields, possess technical leadership, major project tackling, or independent research capabilities, and have high‑impact papers, core patents, or successful technology transformation cases.
• Candidates with Practical Experience: Have solid laboratory R&D experience, be proficient in experimental skills such as material synthesis, characterisation testing, data analysis, and operation and maintenance of common instruments and equipment, and possess rigorous experimental execution ability and a high degree of safety awareness.
• Comprehensive Qualities: Possess a rigorous scientific attitude, outstanding problem‑solving ability, good team collaboration spirit, and a strong willingness to promote technology from the laboratory to application.

What We Offer

• Top Platform and Resources: Work on an international first‑class innovation platform with the vision of “a community with a shared future for mankind,” and obtain resources and autonomy matching the challenges.
• Key Role and Influence: Your contribution is directly related to the progress of core technologies, whether in strategic planning, scientific research breakthroughs, or engineering realisation.
• Global Innovation Network: Deeply integrate into Europe’s top scientific research and industrial ecosystem, and cooperate side by side with industry leaders and experts.
• Career Development: Highly competitive compensation and benefits, a clear growth path, and unlimited possibilities in a rapidly growing institution.
• Life Experience: Work and live in Munich, Germany — Europe’s leading science and technology, culture, and innovation centre.