Materials & Process Engineer, Rapid Solidification

Raleigh, NC

Vulcan Elements is onshoring the manufacturing of rare-earth permanent magnets with a secure & resilient supply chain, servicing customers in critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive. As a Materials & Process Engineer on the Engineering team, you will develop the compositions, microstructures, morphologies, and processes required for performance and quality. You will focus on rapid solidification processes of molten metal for material production.

Responsibilities

• Operate safely in a pilot manufacturing and R&D facility working hands-on with molten and powder metals
• Lead development of rapid solidification processes and equipment such as strip casting, melt spinning, and gas atomization
• Optimize process parameters to achieve target quality and performance requirements, study process windows and develop bounding setpoints for processes
• Contribute to the materials and process development of the entire magnet manufacturing process
• Conduct materials engineering characterization work both internally and at outside laboratories, leading data analysis
• 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

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelors Degree, preferred Masters Degree, in Materials Science and Engineering, Magnetics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering/science discipline
• Direct experience with metal solidification processes (casting, atomizing)
• Have direct experience operating casting equipment, atomizing equipment, or similar in a previous role
• Direct experience optimizing both manufacturing processes and material compositions to achieve desired outcomes
• Proficient in materials characterization techniques and tools