Metallurgical Engineering Intern

Making the Metals Powering the World Solcoa is building the next generation of American metalmaking, starting with rare earths — the metals of power and motion. We've developed a new chemistry that converts rare earth oxides into high-purity metals — the materials inside every EV, fighter jet, wind turbine, and data center — cleaner, cheaper, and faster than any conventional process. Now we're scaling it to thousands of tonnes of annual production. The Role Join our process team and help convert rare-earth oxides into high-purity metals. You’ll support reactor operations, run experiments and characterize feed materials and products, working with metallurgists, chemists and technicians to move from lab-scale experiments to repeatable production. What You’ll Do • Assist with high-temperature and high-vacuum reactor operations. • Help characterize feed materials and products using ICP-OES, SEM-EDS, LECO O/N. • Run furnace cycles, collect process data, and summarize results to inform design iterations. • Maintain organized logs of process parameters, equipment conditions, and sample tracking. • Support equipment maintenance: vacuum systems, induction coils, thermocouples, and gas handling. • Contribute to safety-first culture and continuous improvement on the facility floor. What You Bring Required • Pursuing a BS/MS in Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field. • Exposure to pyrometallurgy, electrometallurgy, or high-temperature processing (coursework or labs). • Hands-on experience from labs, foundry work, internships, or personal projects (furnaces, casting, heat treatment). • Detail-oriented, disciplined documentation, and reliable follow-through. • Comfortable in a fast-paced, hardware-centric environment and willing to get your hands dirty. • On-site availability; able to start soon. Preferred • Experience with vacuum or inert-atmosphere furnace operation. • Familiarity with rare-earth metallurgy, molten salt electrolysis, or reactive metal processing. • Basic thermodynamic analysis skills (Ellingham diagrams, phase diagrams, FactSage/HSC a plus). • Welding or basic machining experience (mill/lathe). • Python/MATLAB for data analysis. Compensation & Benefits • Competitive compensation. • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance. • Company-provided lunch daily. • J1 Visa sponsorship available if needed.