Vulcan Elements
Staff Manufacturing Engineer
Research Triangle Park, NC +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jun 16, 2026
- Location
- Research Triangle Park, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States - Experience
- 7+ years with a Bachelor’s degree, or 5+ years with a Master’s degree.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or a Master’s degree.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
About the job
Leads the design, commissioning, and scale-up of manufacturing equipment and processes for a major step in a rare-earth magnet production facility expansion.
What you'll do
- Select manufacturing technologies and vendors, and own equipment requirements, vendor performance, schedules, and commissioning.
- Develop and optimize production processes; support startup and improve throughput, quality, reliability, yield, and capacity.
- Manage technical schedules, budgets, and deliverables while ensuring safety, environmental, and quality compliance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, or a related technical discipline with 7+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience.
- Hands-on experience creating, modifying, and validating complex equipment assemblies in CAD.
- Track record in heavy custom equipment design, vendor management, and full-cycle commissioning for thermal or raw material processing.
- Expert-level experience developing manufacturing documents; ability to interpret and create electrical schematics and pneumatic diagrams and perform related engineering calculations.
Nice to have
- Experience in heavy industrial manufacturing, metallurgy, foundry operations, or chemical processing; experience with reactive powders or high-temperature vacuum furnaces.
- Proficiency with advanced simulation software or familiarity with MES implementation and transaction mapping.
Tools
CAD, PFMEA, Control Plans, Work Instructions, Process Flows, MES, HMI, OEE
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