Urban Mining Company is a leading US producer of Rare Earth based magnetic materials, used in a range of everyday applications including automotive, electronics, renewable energy and air conditioning sectors. UMC is a young company with a strong R&D background. Current R&D activities include setting up a magnet manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas. This plant will manufacture NdFeB-based permanent magnetic materials using a proprietary recycling technique producing high performance magnetic materials without the environmental penalty typically associated with these materials.
Until the manufacturing plant’s completion, we will be operating in a temporary facility that is predominantly used for laboratory work: materials characterization and analysis. We also have a machine shop where we build components and prototypes, and modify existing pieces of equipment. Despite our R&D/science focus, our needs as a company are very diverse, including PR/marketing, legal/regulatory, outreach, and general business needs (financial analysis, bookkeeping, etc.).
Our organization is growing and changing rapidly, and so are our opportunities for interns. As a result, we are looking for interns in the following general categories:**
PR/marketing
Legal — including regulatory work, and research
Outreach and relationship development
Business assistance — including financial analysis, management, and accounting
Laboratory assistance — help running various machines and setting up experiments
Machining — assisting with machine shop projects, CAD design, and equipment modification
IT — software development and design
**Please note that as our needs are changing, the categories and specific tasks within each category will likely be determined much closer to the start date, as well as on-the-job.
If interested in applying please send a cover letter and resume to Michele Leonelli at michele@urbanminingco.com