Co-Founder

Coevestor is recruiting for a Co-founder to support Coercivity Pty Ltd - a startup focused on building Australia's first samarium-cobalt magnet production in Queensland, from Australian-traceable feedstock, for defence and aerospace customers. We're looking for a technical co-founder to build it with us.The roleYou'll own the technical side of the company: taking a magnet-making process from the lab to a working production line. Full-time from January 2027, based in Brisbane. The role will change as the company grows, and we want someone who is excited by that rather than put off by it.What you'll bringA PhD or Master's in materials science, metallurgy, or materials or process engineering, or equivalent depth from industryHands-on experience processing metals: alloy melting or casting, powder handling, pressing, sintering or heat treatmentComfort running experiments and turning results into a repeatable, documented processExperience with lab or plant equipment: furnaces, vacuum or inert-atmosphere systems, mills, presses, test instrumentsSound safety habits with hazardous materials and high-temperature processesThe ability to explain technical work clearly to investors, customers and partnersWho you arePragmatic. You pick the solution that works and ships, not the most elegant one on paper.Hands-on. You're as comfortable on the shop floor or at the bench as at a desk, and you'll fix the furnace yourself if you have to.Happy wearing many hats. One week it's process development, the next it's sourcing equipment, writing a procedure or talking to a customer.Resourceful. You can do a lot with a small budget and find the person who knows the answer.In it for the long haul. You want to build something lasting in Australia and own a meaningful part of it.Nice to haveExperience with permanent magnets (SmCo, NdFeB) or other magnetic materialsRare-earth metals or alloy experienceScaling a process from lab to pilot or production, including specifying and commissioning equipmentQuality systems such as ISO 9001 or AS9100, or work in defence or aerospace supply chainsExperience in a startup or another small, fast-moving teamWhat we offerA co-founder role with meaningful equity, vesting over timeA competitive salary from January 2027Advisors with decades of magnet manufacturing and resources experienceThe chance to build a sovereign capability that Australian and allied defence supply chains needVisa sponsorship for the right person