Advanced magnet manufacturer scaling iron nitride production in the US
Niron Magnetics manufactures Iron Nitride magnets using proprietary technology developed at the University of Minnesota, positioned as a domestic alternative to rare-earth supply chains. The company is in active scaling mode: 22 of 28 open roles posted in the last 30 days, with engineering and manufacturing departments leading hiring. Tech stack focuses on CAD (SolidWorks, Fusion, AutoCAD), production control (OPC UA, JMP, Minitab), and ERP (Dynamics 365), reflecting a manufacturing operation transitioning from R&D into production validation and process standardization.
Notable leadership hires: Chief of Staff
Niron Magnetics develops and manufactures Iron Nitride magnets at a facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company's core technology emerged from University of Minnesota research and is now being scaled for commercial production. The product targets device manufacturers seeking to reduce dependency on rare-earth supply chains while improving supply chain security and sustainability. Current operations span material synthesis, process validation, first-article builds, and reliability testing. The company is actively hiring across engineering, manufacturing, and operations to support production scaling and automation standardization.
Engineering and design: SolidWorks, Fusion, AutoCAD. Production control and data: OPC UA, JMP, Minitab. ERP and business systems: Dynamics 365 (core + Finance and Operations), Excel, Power BI.
Headquarters and manufacturing facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All active hiring is in the United States.
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