Solcoa Industries

Overview

Solcoa Industries is an American rare earth metals producer based in Alameda, California, focused on converting rare-earth oxides and magnet manufacturing scrap into high-purity metals and alloys essential for electrification, automation, and defense. The Metallurgical Engineering Intern will support the process team in transforming rare earth magnet waste into high-purity metals while collaborating with metallurgists, chemists, and technicians.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Health Insurance.
• Support relocating to the Bay Area.
• Company-provided lunch daily.
• J1 Visa sponsorship available if needed.