{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"6b0854b854dcc94bcfa6792e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/6b0854b854dcc94bcfa6792e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/6b0854b854dcc94bcfa6792e","title":"Senior Process Engineer - Metallization","description":"Overview\nVulcan 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. Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Transparency.\n\nAs a Senior Process Engineer, you will be the owner’s side process engineering expert for a large industrial installation to convert rare earth oxides to metals. You will provide oversight, internal technical review, and project management support for the work product of external engineering firms related to process and plant systems engineering. This role will serve as the owner’s side technical authority on process documentation for metallization processes, transitioning to process engineering improvement as the plant is commissioned. The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience taking complex, high‑temperature, materials‑intensive processes from definition through construction and into operation.\n\nResponsibilities\n\nOwn the process definition for production scale metallization, from raw material receipt through product handling to subsequent process steps.\n\nManage and organize timelines and deliverables with external EPC, and ensure smooth interfaces with internal and external organizations.\n\nMaintain all core process documentation, including:\n\nProcess flow diagrams (PFDs)\n\nPiping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)\n\nHeat and mass balances\n\nEquipment lists and design bases\n\nOperating philosophies and control narratives\n\nEnsure systems meet operational, safety, and environmental performance requirements.\n\nQualifications\n\nBachelor’s Degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field\n\n8+ years of hands‑on experience in industrial process engineering\n\nExperience working with external engineering partners or EPCs\n\nDemonstrated experience defining and documenting full production‑scale processes, setting targets and limits, and optimizing performance\n\nProven ability to develop and own PFDs, P&IDs, and design bases\n\nMust be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export‑controlled information or facilities.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nExperience with high‑temperature metallurgical or electrochemical plants\n\nDirect involvement in permitted industrial facilities\n\nStartup, scale‑up, or first‑of‑kind plant experience\n\nFamiliarity with owner’s engineering standards and capital project execution\n\nExperience supporting commissioning and early operations\n\nAs set forth in Vulcan Elements’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Vulcan Elements","rawCompany":"vulcan elements","city":"Raleigh","state":"NC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-16T04:12:25.770Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2131.00","title":"Materials Engineers","slug":"materials-engineers"},{"code":"17-2112.03","title":"Manufacturing Engineers","slug":"manufacturing-engineers"},{"code":"17-2041.00","title":"Chemical Engineers","slug":"chemical-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"331110","title":"Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing","slug":"iron-and-steel-mills-and-ferroalloy-manufacturing"},{"code":"331410","title":"Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining","slug":"nonferrous-metal-except-aluminum-smelting-and-refining"},{"code":"331492","title":"Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)","slug":"secondary-smelting-refining-and-alloying-of-nonferrous-metal-except-copper-and-aluminum"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Process Engineer - Metallization","description":"Overview\nVulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future. 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