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Vulcan Elements · 7 hours ago

Senior Process Engineer

Durham, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future. As a Materials & Process Engineer on the Engineering team, you will develop the processes and equipment required for scaling advanced metallurgy processes.

AerospaceIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Operate safely in a pilot manufacturing and R&D facility working hands-on with molten metals and reactive materials

Lead the materials and process development for an advanced metallurgy process

Optimize process parameters to achieve target quality and performance requirements, study process windows and develop bounding setpoints for processes

Design and engineer the systems required for scale-up from laboratory to pilot and commercial production. Conduct materials engineering characterization work both internally and at outside laboratories as required, review data and iterate rapidly

Oversee development work at partner facilities as needed

Complete minor equipment modifications, equipment/tool design, and oversee fabrication contractors as required to achieve desired process outcomes

Contribute to the development of core equipment technology, including development of next generation processes and equipment for production

Work with the engineering and leadership teams to transition technology from pilot to commercial scale

Responsibilities and tasks outlined are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the business

Qualification

Metallic materials processingHigh-temperature processesMaterials characterization techniquesSystem engineeringPLC controlsManufacturing process optimizationHands-on equipment experience

Required

Direct experience with metallic materials processing, high-temperature processes, specialty chemical/metallurgy processes, preferably at an industrially relevant scale

Direct experience optimizing both manufacturing processes and material compositions to achieve desired outcomes

Proficient in materials characterization techniques and tools

Hands on with equipment and material

Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities

Desired qualifications are likely to have been obtained by at least a Bachelor's Degree, or likely a Master's Degree, in Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, industrial Engineering, or related engineering/science discipline, and at least five years of industry experience