Engineer

U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED: This position is open only to U.S. citizens. Applications from candidates who are not U.S. citizens will not be considered.

WHO WE ARE

Kunin Technologies is revolutionizing the critical mineral supply chain by implementing advanced separation technologies to capture value from overlooked resources.

Metals are everywhere, in solar panels, smartphones, electric vehicles, but as ore grades plummet globally, traditional extraction methods are failing. China dominates critical minerals markets by developing superior separation technologies that extract value from materials American mines discard as waste.

Utilizing Kunin Technologies' breakthrough mass manufacturable nano-separation systems, significantly more value can be produced from each resource, reducing waste, and unlocking domestic critical mineral production.

MISSION FOR YEAR 1

Kunin's Special Projects group runs externally funded research programs that sit alongside our metal recovery pipeline. The current program is a DARPA-funded effort on nanocrystalline metal catalysts for energy production: preparing and characterizing palladium and nickel nanocrystal samples, cycling them through an extensive loading and triggering test matrix, and measuring the result with calibrated detection and metrology instruments. The work is milestone-driven and reported to the government sponsor at scheduled program reviews.

You will be the dedicated hands in the laboratory for this program, working under the Principal Investigator and a senior engineer. You will run the sample preparation, the test cycling, and the instruments, and you will turn the raw output into clean, documented data that the milestone reports are built on.

By the end of 2027, we expect:

• The nanocrystal sample preparation and characterization workflow running to a written procedure, with every sample logged and traceable.

• The Phase 1 test matrix executed on schedule, with detection and metrology instruments calibrated to a documented routine.

• A reduced, quality-checked dataset for every test campaign, delivered to the Principal Investigator within one week of campaign close.

• Written contributions to each Phase 1 milestone deliverable and program review package.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Prepare and characterize palladium and nickel nanocrystal samples (XRD, SEM/TEM, BET and related methods).

• Operate the loading and triggering reactors and run samples through the test matrix, including gas handling and vacuum systems.