Design Engineer — Greenfield Advanced Manufacturing

MP Materials Corp.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MP Materials Corp. in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a hands-on Design Engineer to help design and build a greenfield metal, alloy, and magnet making facility. You will contribute to machine design, plant layout, and source, construct, and commission key equipment.

The role demands strong mechanical skills, a hands-on approach, and the ability to collaborate with process and controls engineers to deliver fully operational systems with rigorous safety and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or related field.
• At least 5 years process design and automation experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge in automation of industrial processes and materials handling.
• Experience in machine design and testing.
• Knowledge of statistical process control, and experience in designing control systems.
• Broad knowledge and experience across multiple CAD tools.
• Excellent spatial visualization and reasoning skills, with a history of conceiving of successful creative designs for bespoke problems.

Responsibilities

• Member of the Physical Design Engineering team.
• Works closely with broader process engineering, controls engineering, and manufacturing teams to create automated processes with an integrated process flow.
• Supports and leads the design, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning activities to deliver projects from concept to fully operational in the plant.
• Delivers finished designs, detailed drawings, and engineering specifications for supplier bidding, and leads vendor compliance efforts after purchase.
• Ability to lead Design Engineering technician(s) to achieve required tasks.
• Conducts and participates in technical design reviews, supplier evaluations and internal and external compliance audits to relevant industrial standards (ASTM, ISO etc).
• Perform CAD, FEA, and durability simulations as required of concept designs to provide recommendations for physical prototype candidates, execute testing, and ensure successful commissioning and ongoing operation.
• Research and implement automation systems, detailed design, component sourcing, manufacture, and deployment of manufacturing equipment.
• Works closely with EHS to ensure that all work is done to ensure world class health and safety, and full compliance with relevant environmental regulations.
• Documents all work for seamless handoff to end users, prepares technical reports, and follows all corporate change management procedures.
• Lead and support continuous improvement activities to produce ongoing, meaningful improvements to worker safety, process uptime, and product quality.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD tools

Process automation

Project management

CAD FEA simulations

Safety compliance

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

MS in Mechanical/Chemical Eng

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

ANSYS

Job description

MP Materials Corp. in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a hands-on Design Engineer to help design and build a greenfield metal, alloy, and magnet making facility. You will contribute to machine design, plant layout, and source, construct, and commission key equipment.

The role demands strong mechanical skills, a hands-on approach, and the ability to collaborate with process and controls engineers to deliver fully operational systems with rigorous safety and compliance standards.