What is Materials Science and how common is it in AI job postings?

Materials Science is a skill in the "Applied ML Domains" category. It currently appears in 54 active AI roles across 17 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Materials Science?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Materials Science are: Lila Sciences (17), Amazon (8), Meta (5), Deloitte (4), NVIDIA (3).

Is demand for Materials Science growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 38 new AI postings mentioned Materials Science. Demand is rising — up 71% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Materials Science used?

Roles requiring Materials Science are concentrated in: agents (50%), application (20%), post-training (20%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

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Materials Science

54 active AI roles across 17 companies mention Materials Science. Category: Applied ML Domains.

Top employers

Lila Sciences17AI Frontier Amazon8Big Tech Meta5Big Tech Deloitte4Consulting NVIDIA3Semiconductors Microsoft3Big Tech Google3Big Tech Samsara2Enterprise Salesforce1Enterprise OpenAI1AI Frontier JPMorgan Chase1Banking Iambic1Pharma Honeywell1Industrial Glean1Enterprise Capital One1Banking Boeing1Aerospace Anduril1Defense

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning Materials Science per week — 38 total over 12 weeks.

Sector

All Big Tech · 20 AI Frontier · 18 Enterprise · 4 Consulting · 4 Semiconductors · 3 Pharma · 3 Banking · 2 Industrial · 1 Defense · 1 Aerospace · 1

Function

All Engineering · 37 Research · 14 Product · 6

Status

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11 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, New Initiatives	Big Tech	9	L4
Google	Applied AI and ML Engineer II	Big Tech	8	L4
Google	Applied AI and ML Engineer	Big Tech	8	L4
Amazon	Zappos Data Scientist II, Zappos/Shopbop Catalog Engineering	Big Tech	7	L6
Microsoft	Senior Software Engineer	Big Tech	7	L0
Meta	Automation Engineer, Materials Research Science	Big Tech	7	L4
Amazon	Data Scientist, Amazon Music - DISCO	Big Tech	7	L4
Amazon	Data Scientist, WW Ops FP&A	Big Tech	7	L4
Amazon	Data Scientist, AWS Security	Big Tech	7	L4
Amazon	Business Research Analyst - II, RBS	Big Tech	7	L2
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Marketplace Discovery	Big Tech	7	L6

Frequently asked questions

What is Materials Science and how common is it in AI job postings?
Materials Science is a skill in the "Applied ML Domains" category. It currently appears in 54 active AI roles across 17 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Materials Science?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Materials Science are: Lila Sciences (17), Amazon (8), Meta (5), Deloitte (4), NVIDIA (3).
Is demand for Materials Science growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 38 new AI postings mentioned Materials Science. Demand is rising — up 71% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Materials Science used?
Roles requiring Materials Science are concentrated in: agents (50%), application (20%), post-training (20%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.