Laboratory Technician

USA Rare Earth LLC; Stillwater (OK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

USA Rare Earth is seeking a Laboratory Technician to advance the chemical process and develop permanent rare earth magnets. You will work as part of a skilled team, with attention to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

This role requires 1–3 years of lab experience, an Associate or Bachelor degree, and hands-on experience with analytical techniques and lab instrumentation. You will maintain equipment and report results to the magnet technology team.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor degree in chemistry, science, or electronics related area.
• 1–3 years of laboratory work experience.
• Knowledge of experimental research and the scientific method.

Responsibilities

• Follows laboratory safety procedures and reports to lab manager.
• Performs routine chemical and metallurgical analysis and reporting.
• Maintains laboratory process equipment.

Skills

Technical problem solving

Critical thinking

Data logging

Education

Associate or bachelor degree in chemistry/science/electronics

Tools

Laboratory instruments

Job description

We are on a mission to become a leading supplier of critical materials that enable the green energy and technology revolution. Our materials and technologies are required for the electric vehicle, green energy, consumer electronics, and defense industries, and our battery grade lithium and tech metals are needed for chipsets, semiconductors, and 5G.

We have a substantial interest in the Round Top, Heavy Rare Earth, Lithium and Critical Minerals deposit in West Texas. We have also developed the United States’ first rare earth and critical minerals processing facility and we own the only scalable, sintered neo-magnet manufacturing system in the Western Hemisphere. By developing this fully integrated, US-based “mine-to-magnet” critical mineral supply chain, we are poised to become the leading domestic supplier to these industries.

What you can expect:

At USA Rare Earth, we are pioneers and problem solvers, technologists and team players. Together, we:

Build Solutions

If our task was a simple one, it would already be done. We are creative and solution-oriented, and we think outside the box to solve important problems. We know that a range of expertise and technologies is needed for success, and we work across sectors and alongside customers to deliver world-class solutions in sustainable ways.

Deliver Quality

When we do things, we do them well. We believe that top-tier quality leads to industry competitiveness and we hold ourselves to the highest quality standards. We move fast when executing, but safety, quality, and excellence always come first.

Lead responsibly

We have a responsibility to the planet, our consumers, our country, and each other. We put safety at the center of all we do, take accountability for our actions, incorporate sustainable practices in our processes and act with the financial best interest of our investors and consumers in mind.

Win Together

Establishing a rare earth magnet supply chain is a big undertaking – and getting there is a team effort. We communicate openly, work together and challenge each other in pursuit of our goals. With every step we take we learn and get better.

Position Overview:

TheLaboratoryTechnicianplays a crucial role inthe chemical process, developing permanent rare earth magnets.This person is a motivated, self-starter who can work as a team, with detail-orientation, organization,and a desire for continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Follows laboratory safety procedures,
• Assistswith and performs routine chemical and metallurgical analysis and reporting.
• Maintains laboratory process equipment.
• Proficiencywith analytical techniques and instrumentation.
• Reviews analytical results, researches any discrepancies, and reports any anomalous results to the lab manager and magnet technology team.
• Performs routine and non-routine analysis, including chemical, and magnetic, and a wide variety of product, process, project,researchand environmental samples from all areas of the operation.
• Maintains and troubleshoots laboratory instrumentation.
• Assistsin tracking andmaintainingthe chemical reagent inventory.
• Cleans andmaintainsworkstation(s) after use to help ensure laboratory instrumentation/equipment is in safe working order.
• Performance laboratory housekeeping and routine inspections.
• Prioritizes analytical work withmagnettechnology team.
• Activelyparticipatesin the safety management programs and adheres to allappropriate laboratorysafety and operations procedures.
• Complies withall health, environmental, and safety regulations, company policies, processes, and procedures.
• Maintains safe work practices.
• Completes other tasks as needed.

Role Requirements:

• Associate orbachelordegree inchemistry, science, or electronics related area,
• 1-3 yearsof laboratorywork experience
• Knowledge or experience related to experimental research andthe scientific method.
• Knowledge of laboratory instruments used for materials chemical characterization.
• Knowledge of rare earth element chemical test methods, pulse-field magnetometry, and closed-loop magnetometry, is desired, but notrequired.
• Knowledge of sample preparation for microstructure analysis.
• Aptitude for technical problem solving andcritical thinking
• Computer skills for logging and organizing large data sets

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. While performing the duties of this Job, the employeeis regularly required towalk, stand, move, sit, carry, bend, kneel, reach, push, pull, lift, use hands and fingers, handle, orfeel and talkand hear. May berequiredto lift and move boxes or packages not exceeding 20 pounds in weight. Some work stress inherent to thepositionand extended work hours may berequired.

Work Environment: Highlighted

Exposure will vary and include normal office noise, typical laboratory sounds (e.g., ventilation systems, equipment operation), manufacturing floor noise (e.g., machinery, forklifts), and construction site noise depending on project phase and location.

USA Rare Earth proudly supports Equal Employment Opportunities

USA Rare Earth's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and will provide reasonable accommodations according to applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

For assistance applying for employment through this site due to disability, please contact Human Resources, [e-mail], to discuss reasonable accommodations.