# Senior Materials Scientist at VULCAN ELEMENTS

- Company: VULCAN ELEMENTS
- What the company does: Manufacturing rare earth magnets for a secure, resilient future. Backed by Space Capital.
- Company website: https://vulcanelements.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Research Triangle Park, NC
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-16
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/vulcanelements/jobs/5406596008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/vulcan-elements-senior-materials-scientist/

## About the role

As the Senior Material Scientist you will own the science connecting the metallic coatings that protect them from corrosion and the characterization work that proves it. This is an R&D role based at our Research Triangle Park lab, working in direct support of our Benson, NC manufacturing facility: you'll develop and qualify processes in the lab and on pilot-scale equipment, interface with external suppliers then hand off specifications the Benson production team runs at scale.

## What they're looking for

- Ph.D. or Master's degree in Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related technical field
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in metallic coatings, surface finishing, or corrosion protection in an industrial or manufacturing R&D setting
- Working proficiency with materials characterization techniques: SEM/EDS, XRD, optical microscopy, and coating thickness/adhesion testing
- Familiarity with structured failure-analysis methodology
- Solid grounding in design of experiments (DOE) and statistical analysis of process and test data
- Strong technical writing and cross-functional communication skills

Tags: Research & Development