Vulcan Elements
Process Engineering Manager
Research Triangle Park, NC
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 days ago
Project Management
About the role
- Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future.
- With a focus on national security and economic resiliency, we serve critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive powering a high-technology future.
- As a Process Engineering Manager you will be the owner's side process engineering expert for a large industrial installation to convert rare earth oxides to metals.
Responsibilities
- Own the process definition for production scale metallization, from raw material through finished quality metal.
- Manage a team to introduce technology developments out of pilot to the metallization cells.
- Manage and organize timelines and deliverables with external EPC and ensure smooth interfaces with internal and external organizations.
- Equipment lists and design bases
- You will provide oversight, internal technical review, and project management support for the work product of external engineering firms related to process engineering of molten salt electrolysis.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in industrial process engineering
- Demonstrated experience defining and documenting full production-scale processes, setting targets and limits, and optimizing performance
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
- The ideal candidate has hands-on experience taking complex, high-temperature, materials-intensive processes from definition through construction and into operation.
- Experience working with external engineering partners or EPCs
- Proven ability to develop and own PFDs, P&IDs, and Design bases
Nice to have
- Experience with high-temperature metallurgical or electrochemical plants
- Direct involvement in permitted industrial facilities
- Startup, scale-up, or first-of-kind plant experience
- Familiarity with owner's engineering standards and capital project execution
- Experience supporting commissioning and early operations
- Experience supporting change management <span data-cc
Company info
- Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Transparency.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U
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