Director, Additive Manufacturing — R&D Leader

The Ohio State University; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 111,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University seeks a Director of Additive Manufacturing to lead R&D initiatives within the Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME). You will integrate efforts across Engineering and CDME, set priorities, and supervise staff and students, ensuring projects align with funding, milestones, and budgets.

The role emphasizes collaboration with sponsors and industry partners, dissemination of results through journals and conferences, and promoting CDME capabilities within OSU

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Major: Material Science & Engineering, Welding Engineering, or related field.
• Master’s Degree (preferred).
• 5 years’ experience in a professional research environment with proposal writing and customer engagement.
• Experience in supervisory capacity over direct reports or processes is highly desired; university PI status highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Develops and leads additive manufacturing R&D efforts for CDME.
• Integrates multidisciplinary research opportunities with College of Engineering faculty and staff, as well as CDME personnel.
• Establishes priorities and supervises full-time staff and student employees.

Skills

Proposal writing

Customer engagement

R&D project mgmt

Collaborative research

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Job description

The Ohio State University seeks a Director of Additive Manufacturing to lead R&D initiatives within the Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME). You will integrate efforts across Engineering and CDME, set priorities, and supervise staff and students, ensuring projects align with funding, milestones, and budgets.

The role emphasizes collaboration with sponsors and industry partners, dissemination of results through journals and conferences, and promoting CDME capabilities within OSU