Materials & Process Engineer, Rapid Solidification

5 days ago

Durham, North Carolina, United States Arete Partner Solutions Full time

Role Description

As a Materials & Process Engineer on the Engineering team, you will develop the compositions, microstructures, morphologies, and processes required for performance and quality. You will focus on rapid solidification processes of molten metal for material production.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Operate safely in a pilot manufacturing and R&D facility, working hands-on with molten and powder metals
  • Lead development of rapid solidification processes and equipment, such as strip casting, melt spinning, and gas atomization
  • Optimize process parameters to achieve target quality and performance requirements, study process windows and develop bounding setpoints for processes
  • Contribute to the materials and process development of the entire magnet manufacturing process
  • Conduct materials engineering characterization work both internally and at outside laboratories, leading data analysis
  • Complete minor equipment modifications, equipment/tool design, and oversee fabrication contractors as required to achieve desired process outcomes.
  • Contribute to the development of core equipment technology, including the development of next generation processes and equipment for production
  • Work with the engineering and leadership teams to transition technology from pilot to commercial scale
  • Own pour/power profiles
    and tundish/nozzle design changes to stabilize strip thickness and flake morphology
  • Own rapid-solidification of NdFeB alloys (strip casting/melt spinning), including parameter development (wheel speed, superheat), pour/power profiles, tundish/nozzle geometry, and process window definition with documented bounding setpoints

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Education:
    Minimum Bachelor's Degree, preferred Master's Degree, in Materials Science and Engineering, Magnetics Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering/science discipline

Experience:

  • Minimum 6 years of direct experience with metal solidification processes (casting, atomizing)
  • Have direct experience operating casting equipment, atomizing equipment, or similar in a previous role
  • Direct experience optimizing both manufacturing processes and material compositions to achieve desired outcomes
  • Proven experience creating charge sheets, developing pour/power profiles, and making tundish/crucible design or life-extension changes on VIM strip-casting lines.
  • Proficient in materials characterization techniques and tools

Must be a U.S. citizen

Relocation assistance will be provided.

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