Additive Manufacturing Engineer — Aerospace, DfAM & Certification

iRocket; Hauppauge (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability

Wellness Resources

Job summary

iRocket, a leader in reusable launch systems, seeks an Additive Manufacturing Engineer to lead design, process development, and qualification of metal AM rocket hardware. You will develop, qualify, and produce AM parts for propulsion, structures, and subsystems, while optimizing designs via DfAM, thermal‑mechanical analysis, and post‑processing workflows.

Collaborate across materials, structures, manufacturing, and design teams to cut cost and lead time, set process controls, and drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Materials, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in metal additive manufacturing, preferably in aerospace, defense, or complex systems manufacturing.
• Experience with DfAM, CAD/CAE, thermal/structural analysis, post‑processing, inspection, and qualification workflows.
• Familiarity with powder‑bed fusion, directed‑energy deposition, hot isostatic pressing (HIP), heat treatments, and AM part certification.
• Excellent teamwork, documentation, and process‑improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop, qualify, and produce additive‑manufactured (AM) metal parts for propulsion, structures, and subsystems
• Optimize AM designs: design for additive manufacturing (DfAM), thermal‑mechanical analysis, post‑process workflows, non‑destructive inspection, and certification
• Collaborate with materials, structures, manufacturing, and design teams to reduce cost, lead time, and improve performance
• Set process controls, parameter development, build‑book documentation, qualification plans, and manufacturing readiness
• Drive iterative improvements, material science evaluations, cost‑down strategies, and supply‑chain integration

Skills

DfAM

Team collaboration

Documentation

Process improvement

Metal AM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CAD/CAE

Job description

iRocket, a leader in reusable launch systems, seeks an Additive Manufacturing Engineer to lead design, process development, and qualification of metal AM rocket hardware. You will develop, qualify, and produce AM parts for propulsion, structures, and subsystems, while optimizing designs via DfAM, thermal‑mechanical analysis, and post‑processing workflows.

Collaborate across materials, structures, manufacturing, and design teams to cut cost and lead time, set process controls, and drive