Metal AM Lead for High-Performance Heat Exchangers

Avance Consulting; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Avance Consulting in Maryland is seeking an experienced additive manufacturing specialist to stand up an in-house metal L-PBF cell, align processes with design engineers, and drive cost, weight, and time reductions across production builds.

You will own the printing relationship with our manufacturing partner, develop and approve print parameters, and ensure consistency across multi-unit runs from prototype to production.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Materials or Manufacturing Engineering or similar.
• 5+ years hands-on with metal L-PBF in production or advanced R&D.
• Design for additive in practice with proven yield or cost improvements.
• Build preparation: orientation, nesting, supports and parameters.
• Post-print processing and quality controls including CT and tests.
• Experience managing external manufacturers to spec and driving process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Stand up the lab and commission the L-PBF printer cell with safety and powder handling.
• Write operating procedures for printing, powder management and post-print work.
• Collaborate with thermal engineers to ensure printable designs and manufacturability.
• Own the printing relationship with the manufacturing partner from first articles to production runs.
• Maintain process consistency across multi-unit orders and oversee post-print steps.
• Drive cost, yield and print time by optimizing geometry, orientation and parameters.

Skills

Metal AM experience

Design for additive

Post-processing

Root cause analysis

Vendor management

Process qualification

Education

BS in Mechanical, Materials or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

L-PBF printers

CT scanning equipment

Job description

Avance Consulting in Maryland is seeking an experienced additive manufacturing specialist to stand up an in-house metal L-PBF cell, align processes with design engineers, and drive cost, weight, and time reductions across production builds.

You will own the printing relationship with our manufacturing partner, develop and approve print parameters, and ensure consistency across multi-unit runs from prototype to production.