Senior Materials & Process Engineer - Powder Metallurgy

Location: Research Triangle Park, NC; regular presence on the production floor required

Company

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

What you will do

• Own and optimize the powder metallurgy pipeline, including hydrogen decrepitation, jet milling, pressing, compaction, vacuum sintering, and post-sinter heat treatments.
• Correlate process variables with magnetic properties, microstructure, and part quality.
• Lead root-cause failure analyses for sample defects and implement corrective actions.
• Transition new alloy compositions from pilot scale to high-volume production.
• Define technical specifications and partner with Manufacturing on next-generation equipment selection and commissioning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of hands-on engineering experience in powder metallurgy processing, preferably in industrial manufacturing.
• Experience with reactive metal powders, protective inert atmospheres, vacuum thermal processing, and advanced sintering kinetics.
• Experience with materials characterization techniques including SEM, XRD, and TGA/DSC.
• Strong experience in design of experiments, statistical processing, and leading research efforts.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Nice to have

• Experience manufacturing sintered NdFeB permanent magnets and working with grain boundary diffusion processes.
• Experience evaluating magnetic material properties and interpreting microstructural data.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, or JMP for manufacturing quality analysis and performance mapping.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 or IATF 16949 quality management standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Regularly navigate the production floor and all facility areas.
• Work in environments that may be hot, humid, or noisy.
• Use respirators and other required personal protective equipment.
• Complete fit testing and follow applicable safety, procedural, and regulatory requirements.