Solcoa Industries · 2 hours ago
Metallurgical Engineering Intern
San Francisco, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$35/hr - $45/hrSolcoa Industries is focused on stabilizing the western rare-earth metal supply chain. They are seeking a Metallurgical Engineering Intern to support reactor operations and assist in the production of high-purity metals from rare earth magnet waste.
Responsibilities
Assist with high-temperature and high-vacuum reactor operations
Help characterize feed materials and products using ICP-OES, SEM-EDS, LECO O/N
Run furnace cycles, collect process data, and summarize results to inform design iterations
Maintain organized logs of process parameters, equipment conditions, and sample tracking
Support equipment maintenance: vacuum systems, induction coils, thermocouples, and gas handling
Contribute to safety-first culture and continuous improvement on the facility floor
Qualification
Required
Pursuing a BS/MS in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field
Exposure to pyrometallurgy, electrometallurgy, or high-temperature processing (coursework or labs)
Hands-on experience from labs, foundry work, internships, or personal projects (furnaces, casting, heat treatment)
Detail-oriented, disciplined documentation, and reliable follow-through
Comfortable in a fast-paced, hardware-centric environment and willing to get your hands dirty
On-site availability; able to start soon
Preferred
Experience with vacuum or inert-atmosphere furnace operation
Familiarity with rare-earth metallurgy, molten salt electrolysis, or reactive metal processing
Basic thermodynamic analysis skills (Ellingham diagrams, phase diagrams, FactSage/HSC a plus)
Welding or basic machining experience (mill/lathe)
Python/MATLAB for data analysis
Benefits
Insurance provided.
Support relocating to the Bay area.
Company-provided lunch daily.
J1 Visa sponsorship available if needed.
Company
Solcoa Industries
Clean, economical light and heavy rare earth metals—made 100% in the West.
Founded in 2024
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase