Vulcan Elements
Applications Engineer - Magnetics
Research Triangle Park, NC +1 · Full-time · Posted May 28, 2026
- Location
- Research Triangle Park, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing engineering, applications engineering, or product engineering role.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Owns customer magnet programs from initial engagement through qualification and production, translating application requirements into manufacturable permanent-magnet solutions.
What you'll do
- Advise customers on magnet materials, grades, coatings, configurations, performance tradeoffs, and application requirements.
- Coordinate customer programs and qualification milestones with commercial, R&D, manufacturing, and quality teams; support samples, testing, validation, and production readiness.
- Support root-cause investigations and corrective actions for customer and product issues, and provide DFM recommendations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing engineering, applications engineering, or product engineering role.
- Experience with manufactured components in a production environment and cross-functional work with manufacturing and quality teams.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and customer requirements; strong problem-solving and customer communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience in automotive, aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability industries; permanent magnets, particularly NdFeB.
- Familiarity with PPAP, first article inspection, GD&T, DFM, corrective actions such as 8D or CAPA, or magnetic analysis tools such as FEA.
Tools
permanent magnets, NdFeB, PPAP, 8D, CAPA, GD&T, DFM, FEA
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