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Vulcan Elements · 4 hours ago

Senior Metallurgical Engineer – Metallization and Scaling

Research Triangle Park

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future. As a Senior Metallurgical Engineer, you will be responsible for the production of metal, meeting specification, from oxides, as well as the process definition, continuous improvement, documentation, and scale-up of metallization processes.

AerospaceIndustrial ManufacturingManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the conversion of metal oxides to on-specification metals using thermal and chemical reduction routes

Continuous, data driven, process improvements, and translation of pilot-scale improvements to full production, prioritizing documentation and management of change

Author and maintain formal process documentation suitable for training and execution by operations teams

Partner with R&D, operations, quality, and EHS teams to ensure metallurgical processes are: Safe, Scalable, Cost-effective, Environmentally compliant

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians

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

Qualification

Metallurgical EngineeringMetallurgical process developmentHigh-temperature reactionsMetal meltingProcess documentationPilot plant operationsQuality systems knowledgeTechnical authority