  Solid-state experimental realizations of Majorana bound states are based on
materials with strong intrinsic spin-orbit interactions. In this paper, we
explore an alternative approach where spin-orbit coupling is induced
artificially through a nonuniform magnetic field that originates from an array
of micromagnets. Using a recently developed optimization algorithm, we find
suitable magnet geometries for the emergence of topological superconductivity
in wires without intrinsic spin-orbit coupling. We confirm the robustness of
Majorana bound states against disorder and periodic potentials whose amplitudes
do not exceed the Zeeman energy. Furthermore, we identify low g-factor
materials commonly used in mesoscopic physics experiments as viable candidates
for Majorana devices.
