MP Materials is rebuilding American industrial capability for a new era of autonomy, robotics, and electrification by developing advanced manufacturing technologies to produce high-performance rare earth permanent magnets.
Requirements
- Experience with metallurgical or ceramic powder processing, heat treatments, and materials characterization methods.
- Deep understanding of materials, thermodynamics, and kinetics.
- Agile researcher, adept at identifying untested questions about materials and the interactions between processing, structure, and performance.
- 5+ years of industry experience in pressing, sintering, and heat treatment of metals and/or ceramics.
- Experience with manufacturing rare earth materials and permanent magnets.
- Experience leading technical development projects, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple concurrent projects.
- Experience with programming, modeling, and/or machine learning techniques and the ability to apply those skills to advance physical understanding of materials.
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize sintering and heat treatment profiles on prototype magnets assist with scaling manufacturing processes to production-scale.
- Lead and manage development projects, document, and communicate findings, and build team knowledge of current and future magnet research.
- Supervise technicians and junior engineers to ensure high-quality execution of experimental trials.
- Work closely with EHS to ensure that all work is done to ensure world-class health and safety, and full compliance with relevant environmental regulations.
- Engage external institutions including university researchers, strategic partners, and government laboratories to add value from new technologies and applied research.
- Represent MP Materials within the industry by publishing in technical and trade journals and presenting at conferences.
Other
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering, Metallurgy, Physics, or related field.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Lifelong learner able and enthusiastic to apply existing skills and experiences to new problems.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment verification document form upon hire.
