Materials and Process Engineering Internship
Vulcan Elements7 months ago
Durham, NC, United States
On-site
Internship
Junior Level (1-3 years)
Job Description
As a Materials & Process Intern on the R&D team
you will develop the processes and equipment required for understanding and advanced metallurgy processes.
Responsibilities
- Operate safely in a pilot manufacturing and R&D facility working hands-on with reactive metal powders.
- Participate in the materials and process development efforts for an advanced metallurgy process.
- Characterize process outputs that inform processing, properties, structure, material relationship.
- Optimize process parameters to achieve target quality and performance requirements, study process windows and develop bounding setpoints for processes.
- Contribute to the development of core equipment technology, including development of next generation processes and equipment for production.
Responsibilities and tasks outlined are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the business.
Required Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Materials Science & Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering.
- Coursework or practical experience in materials characterization techniques.
- Familiarity with data analysis using tools such as Python, MATLAB, or similar environments.
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to work in a laboratory setting.
Must be a U.S. Person: due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to analysis of metallic or magnetic materials.
- Prior experience with SEM, EDS, EBSD, or material characterization techniques.
- Experience working in an academic or industrial laboratory setting.
Learning Opportunities
- Hands-on experience with advanced materials characterization techniques.
- Exposure to real-world manufacturing data and process optimization challenges.
- Mentorship from materials, process, and manufacturing engineers.
Required Skills
SEM
Materials Science & Engineering
Attention to Detail
EDS
EBSD
Data Analysis (Python, MATLAB)
Laboratory Work
Metallurgical Engineering
Materials Characterization Techniques