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They are used in high-performance permanent magnets found in electric vehicles, wind turbines, robotics, advanced electronics, aerospace systems, and defense applications.\nToday, much of the world's rare earth processing and separation capacity is concentrated overseas. Building more of this capability in the United States is important for strengthening domestic supply chains, reducing reliance on foreign processing, and supporting the advanced manufacturing, energy, technology, and national-security industries that depend on these materials.\nThe Freedom Facility will be designed to produce thousands of tons of separated rare earth oxides annually, making Rochester an important part of Phoenix Tailings' expansion of domestic rare earth processing capacity.\nWhy Phoenix Tailings\nAt Phoenix, we believe that nothing great is ever accomplished alone or without the passion of people who push and motivate one another. If you are someone who shares our relentless pursuit of a better future, passion for innovation, and are excited about working with some of the top innovators in the world, then this is the place for you.\nOur Values\nYou are only crazy if you are wrong, it's ok to be wrong - Say what you think even when it’s uncomfortable\nLead with Compassion - Show up for your teammates, make the people around you better.\nBe Resourceful - Find a way with what you have, don't wait for more.\nListen - Understand before you act, ask good questions before deciding.\n Hustle - Put your heart into every interaction, no matter how small.\nWho We Are Looking For\nAs we build toward operations in 2027 and 2028, we are beginning to meet with individuals who may be interested in joining Phoenix Tailings. We encourage interested candidates to apply, learn more about what we are building, and stay connected as we develop our facility.\nPhoenix Tailings is looking for analytical chemistry professionals interested in future opportunities at our Rochester Freedom Facility.\nAnalytical Chemists will provide the chemistry data needed to control rare earth recovery, process stability, and product quality. The work includes running or coordinating inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF), maintaining analytical methods and calibration, and reporting results.\nThis is an opportunity to support a new operating team with reliable chemistry data that helps operations and engineering understand process performance.\nKey Responsibilities:\nPrepare and analyze process and product samples to assess rare earth recovery, separation performance, and oxide quality\nOperate or coordinate ICP-OES and XRF testing, selecting established methods appropriate to the sample and the operating question\nMaintain analytical methods, reference standards, calibration, and quality-control checks so results are consistent and suitable for operating decisions\nReview sample inconsistencies and unexpected results, checking preparation, instrument performance, and test records before reporting findings\nReport analytical results clearly to operations and engineering while maintaining traceable laboratory records and safe reagent and sample-handling practices\nQualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field\nHands-on analytical laboratory experience through academic or industrial work, including sample preparation and ICP-OES, XRF, or related instrumental methods\nKnowledge of calibration, reference standards, method consistency, and quality-control checks, with the ability to recognize unreliable or unexpected results\nStrong data accuracy and documentation skills and the ability to communicate chemistry results clearly while handling laboratory chemicals and samples safely\nWhat We Offer:\nThis pay range reflects best estimate for the total cash compensation which includes salary +\ndiscretionary bonus for this role. 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