Applied Machine Learning Engineer at Vulcan Elements
Research Triangle Park, NC
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Jul 22, 2026
Research Triangle Park, NC
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior data engineering role at a rare-earth magnet manufacturer, responsible for designing and building the full data infrastructure — from operational databases and ETL pipelines through to a data Lakehouse supporting analytics and AI. The work spans architecture selection, data modeling, pipeline development, and data quality, initially at pilot scale with a path to supporting a large production facility. Suits an experienced data engineer comfortable owning end-to-end infrastructure decisions in a small-team, industrial environment, with awareness of export-control data handling requirements.
Senior level · 8+ years · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 25 people in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 7–40
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $144,888 (middle half $120,462–$165,021).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is titled 'Data Engineer' with no level modifier, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; the 8+ years requirement and end-to-end ownership of production data architecture support a Senior classification.
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role centers on designing and building data architecture, pipelines, and data models (15-1243 Database Architects), but the emphasis on writing and shipping pipeline code also fits 15-1252 Software Developers — hence the medium confidence and alt code.
The posting requires candidates to be a 'U.S. Person' due to access to export-controlled information (ITAR/EAR), but does not gate on holding or obtaining a formal US government security clearance, so the clearance requirement is None.
The role starts in Durham, NC and is expected to relocate to Benson, NC (Raleigh-Cary CBSA, 39580) upon facility completion; Durham-Chapel Hill CBSA is used as the current primary location.
All 'Desired Skills' items are listed under that explicit secondary heading and are marked preferred accordingly.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
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