Raydar
Additive Manufacturing Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Manufacturing
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- - At least five years of applied metal powder-bed printing experience.
- - Record of enforcing quality expectations on contract production vendors.
- - Operating know-how on high-capacity, multi-beam printers with build volumes of 400 mm or more.
- - Familiarity with downstream steps such as thermal stabilization, powder extraction from internal passages, X-ray tomography inspection, pressure and leak checks, and corrective-action reporting.
- - Skill in modifying part geometry so it builds more reliably, lighter, faster or more economically.
- - An undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline focused on mechanics, materials or production, or a closely related field.
- - Able to be on-site two to three days weekly, living within commuting distance of the region or willing to relocate.
- - Flexibility to take calls outside standard hours and to travel abroad one or two times annually.
Nice to have
- - Exposure to hard-technology startups or to demanding metal production in sectors such as energy, aerospace, defense, computing or transportation.
- - Experience managing technicians, or progressing from technician to manager.
- - Track record of bringing several 3D printers into service or building out a compact additive workspace.
- - Experience commissioning a metal additive cell or workshop, including equipment installation, powder handling, inert gas and safety.
Full description
About the company
Our client is an industrial hardware company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead a metal additive manufacturing function, from establishing an in-house production lab through to print execution, post-build processing and inspection. The role serves as the technical authority on printability and oversees an outside production partner against agreed standards.
What you'll do
- Establish and run an in-house metal powder bed lab, covering equipment purchase, machine commissioning, operating procedures and supervision of a lab technician.
- Serve as the design-for-additive expert alongside engineers, making large, thin-walled, internal-channel components printable and catching problems early.
- Own the technical relationship with an overseas manufacturing partner, challenging their assumptions, approving process parameters and build files, and rejecting work that misses specification.
- Oversee post-build processing and quality control, from powder and support removal through heat treatment and inspection, and drive nonconformances to root cause.
- Reduce print time, cost and yield loss across production.
- Travel to overseas factories once or twice a year and help shape a future production facility.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- At least five years of applied metal powder-bed printing experience.
- Record of enforcing quality expectations on contract production vendors.
- Operating know-how on high-capacity, multi-beam printers with build volumes of 400 mm or more.
- Familiarity with downstream steps such as thermal stabilization, powder extraction from internal passages, X-ray tomography inspection, pressure and leak checks, and corrective-action reporting.
- Skill in modifying part geometry so it builds more reliably, lighter, faster or more economically.
- An undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline focused on mechanics, materials or production, or a closely related field.
- Able to be on-site two to three days weekly, living within commuting distance of the region or willing to relocate.
- Flexibility to take calls outside standard hours and to travel abroad one or two times annually.
Bonus points
- Exposure to hard-technology startups or to demanding metal production in sectors such as energy, aerospace, defense, computing or transportation.
- Experience managing technicians, or progressing from technician to manager.