{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"ce5f7ea27e14b37f9f3f5992","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ce5f7ea27e14b37f9f3f5992","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ce5f7ea27e14b37f9f3f5992","title":"Senior Process Engineer - Metallization","description":"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. Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Transparency.As 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.ResponsibilitiesOwn the process definition for production scale metallization, from raw material receipt through product handling to subsequent process steps.Manage and organize timelines and deliverables with external EPC, and ensure smooth interfaces with internal and external organizations.Maintain all core process documentation, including:Process flow diagrams (PFDs)Piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)Heat and mass balancesEquipment lists and design basesOperating philosophies and control narrativesEnsure systems meet operational, safety, and environmental performance requirements.Responsibilities and tasks outlined are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the businessQualificationsBachelor’s Degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field8+ years of hands-on experience in industrial process engineeringExperience working with external engineering partners or EPCsDemonstrated experience defining and documenting full production-scale processes, setting targets and limits, and optimizing performanceProven ability to develop and own PFDs, P&IDs, and Design basesMust be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.Preferred QualificationsExperience with high-temperature metallurgical or electrochemical plantsDirect involvement in permitted industrial facilitiesStartup, scale-up, or first-of-kind plant experienceFamiliarity with owner’s engineering standards and capital project executionExperience supporting commissioning and early operations","company":"Vulcan Elements","rawCompany":"vulcan elements","city":"Durham","state":"NC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-25T12:32:46.721Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2112.03","title":"Manufacturing Engineers","slug":"manufacturing-engineers"},{"code":"17-2131.00","title":"Materials Engineers","slug":"materials-engineers"},{"code":"17-2112.00","title":"Industrial Engineers","slug":"industrial-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":"332813","title":"Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring","slug":"electroplating-plating-polishing-anodizing-and-coloring"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Process Engineer - Metallization","description":"Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future. 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