6h ago
Research Engineer
Alameda, California
$120k-$175k / year
full-timemidmanufacturing Visa Sponsor
🛠 Tech Stack
💼 About This Role
You'll own difficult, first-principles R&D that unlocks rare-earth metal production at scale. You will design and execute high-temperature experiments, build custom rigs, and translate lab breakthroughs into reproducible unit operations. This role is deeply technical and experimental.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Run bench/pilot experiments to quantify kinetics and equilibria
- Build and operate furnace systems in vacuum/inert atmospheres
- Apply thermochemical modeling to guide conditions and materials
- Author SOPs, test plans, and data packages with statistical confidence
📋 Requirements
- 3+ years as a research engineer or PhD-level researcher
- Depth in pyrometallurgy, electrochemistry, nuclear engineering, or metal processing
- Proven ability to build experimental setups and produce decision-grade data
- Hands-on with furnaces, vacuum systems, and high-temperature instrumentation
✨ Nice to Have
- Experience with rare-earth chemistry or molten salts
- Corrosion and materials compatibility at high temperature
- Basic CAD skills (Fusion/SolidWorks) for fixtures
🎁 Benefits & Perks
- 💰 Competitive base salary
- 🏥 Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance
- 🍽️ Company-provided lunch daily
- 🛂 Visa sponsorship available
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