Vulcan Elements
Physical Metallurgist
Research Triangle Park, NC · Junior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago
SEMMicroscopyExperimental DesignLeadershipMentoring
About the role
- Physical Metallurgist 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.
- You will be responsible for the process definition, continuous improvement, documentation, and scale - up of rare earth metallization.
Responsibilities
- Design and conduct laboratory and pilot-scale metallization experiments
- Optimize salt chemistry, process conditions, and reactor geometry.
- Develop experimental plans to validate thermodynamic predictions
- Maintain detailed experimental records and analyze results statistically and physically
- Design experimental programs to establish reactor kinetics, optimize residence time, and maximize throughput.
- 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 chemical processes are:
- Model multi-component alloy and oxide/slag/salt systems to guide experimental design
- As a Physical Metallurgist, you will lead thermodynamic model-supported experimental materials and process development, of high temperature metals production from oxides.
Requirements
- Master's Degree or higher in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry or a related field
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in metallurgical or electrochemical process development or production
- Proven experience creating clear, auditable, and operator-ready process documentation.
- Experience supporting pilot plant or early commercial operations.
Company info
- Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Transparency.
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