Sr. Analytical Manager (Materials Characterization)

Location: Benson, North Carolina, United States; onsite at the Benson laboratory. U.S. Person status is required due to access to export-controlled information or facilities.

Company

hirify.global manufactures American rare-earth permanent magnets for defense, aerospace, automotive, and other critical industries.

What you will do

• Establish and commission the Benson analytical laboratory, including capabilities, equipment, procedures, staffing, training, calibration, and readiness planning.
• Lead analytical testing, inorganic materials characterization, product metrology, method implementation, measurement-system analysis, and technical problem solving.
• Configure and implement LIMS workflows, instrument integration, data traceability, result reporting, and laboratory data-integrity controls.
• Build and lead the laboratory organization, including recruiting, technician qualification, scheduling, capacity planning, productivity, budget, and performance management.
• Support incoming material acceptance, process control, product qualification, PPAP, finished-product release, nonconformance investigations, CAPA, and customer issues.

Requirements

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Materials Science, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 7 years of experience in analytical chemistry, materials characterization, metrology, or laboratory leadership in an industrial, manufacturing, or commercial laboratory.
• Professional experience with inorganic materials such as metals, alloys, powders, ceramics, minerals, or other advanced materials.
• Hands-on experience with multiple techniques including ICP-OES/ICP-MS, SEM/EDS, XRF, particle characterization, microscopy, gas analysis, or thermal analysis.
• Strong knowledge of analytical method control, metrological traceability, measurement uncertainty, MSA, calibration systems, reference standards, and laboratory quality practices.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Nice to have

• Experience commissioning a new commercial or industrial analytical laboratory.
• Experience implementing LIMS and integrating laboratory instruments or data workflows with manufacturing quality systems.
• Experience with rare-earth materials, specialty metals, powder metallurgy, permanent magnets, or magnetic property characterization.
• Experience with IATF 16949, PPAP, MSA, SPC, control plans, ISO/IEC 17025, or ISO 10012.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a safety-focused laboratory environment with required PPE and laboratory safety training.
• Maintain compliant work areas and follow procedures for equipment, tools, machinery, and mechanical hazards.
• Collaborate with R&D, pilot laboratory, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, and suppliers.