Vulcan Elements

Vulcan Elements

Senior Machining Process Engineer – R&D

Research Triangle Park, NC · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago
StatisticsSolidWorksFusion 360GD&TMechanical Design

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.
  • Sintered NdFeB magnets are a challenge to machine and finish: hard, brittle, chip-prone, corrosion-sensitive.

Responsibilities

  • Establish SPC and capability baselines and drive loss/defect rates down with data
  • Document developed processes and hand off validated, capable processes to pilot production - including processes destined for future high-volume magnet factory programs.
  • Develop and optimize slicing, grinding, abrasive, tumbling processes
  • Statistics & DOE: Fluency in designed experiments, measurement system analysis, SPC, and capability studies.
  • CAD & Fixture Design: Able to design and iterate workholding, carriers, and handling fixtures (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or similar).
  • As a Machining Process Engineer you will own the key performance indicators for machining and finishing processes that turn sintered magnet blocks into finished coating-ready parts.
  • You will evaluate and optimize machining pathways, including wire sawing, precision grinding, tumbling, and other processes.

Requirements

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or equivalent hands-on experience.
  • 5+ years of process engineering experience in machining/finishing.
  • Working knowledge of diamond wire, wheel, and media specification.
  • The ideal candidate is a hands-on abrasive machining expert who can also make a detailed and quantitative process flow diagram.
  • Demonstrated ownership of a machining process from development through production release.
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Skills

  • Practical understanding of coolant chemistry, delivery, filtration technologies, and swarf/sludge handling.
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