Prototyping Operations and Capture Lead

Matrix Research, Inc; Beavercreek (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Employee-owned company benefits

Job summary

Matrix Research, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio seeks a Prototyping Operations and Capture Lead to grow fabrication, electronics assembly, and unmanned flight-testing capabilities while expanding DoD and commercial engagements.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee lab operations, safety, calibration, budgeting, and labor-rate management, and drive growth through capture efforts, customer relationships, and proposal support.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience spanning engineering, manufacturing, prototyping operations, and business development.
• Proven track record winning new business and developing customer relationships.
• Experience translating customer needs into funded contracts or partnerships.
• Hands-on background in mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and rapid prototyping.
• Experience managing lab or prototyping facility operations and budgeting.
• Ability to supervise a technical team and manage facility hourly rates.
• U.S. citizenship capable of obtaining DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the prototyping and fabrication business by expanding external engagement and capturing new contracts.
• Supervise engineers and technicians across laboratories and oversee facility operations, safety, calibration, and capital planning.
• Develop growth strategies and maintain relationships with defense and commercial customers; support capture and proposals.
• Ensure utilization, budgeting, and rate management support profitability.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Prototyping Operations and Capture Lead

Matrix Research, Inc. is currently seeking an experienced leader to grow and lead our fabrication, electronics assembly, and unmanned flight-testing facilities in Dayton, Ohio. This role combines technical leadership, laboratory operations, customer engagement, and business development to expand Matrix's prototyping and integration business with DoD, defense-prime, and commercial customers.

HOW WILL THIS POSITION CONTRIBUTE?

• Mission: Lead and grow Matrix Research's prototyping and fabrication business by expanding external customer engagement, capturing new contract opportunities, and scaling our multi-laboratory operations to support increasing demand. Develop new business relationships while ensuring our fabrication, electronics assembly, and flight-testing facilities operate safely, efficiently, and profitably.

• How: Develop and execute growth strategies for Matrix Research's rapid prototyping, fabrication, and mechanical integration capabilities. Establish and maintain relationships with defense, government, and commercial customers; identify and pursue new opportunities; support capture and proposal efforts; and represent Matrix capabilities to prospective clients. Simultaneously, supervise engineers and technicians across our laboratories while overseeing facility operations, safety, equipment calibration, capital planning, utilization tracking, and labor/service rate management.

WHAT SKILLS ARE NEEDED?

Required:

• 10+ years of professional experience spanning engineering, manufacturing, prototyping operations, and business development.
• Demonstrated success winning new business, developing customer relationships, leading technical capture activities, or generating revenue through engineering, manufacturing, prototyping, testing, or technical service offerings.
• Experience identifying customer needs and converting technical capabilities into funded contracts, task orders, or strategic partnerships.
• Hands-on background in mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and rapid prototyping.
• Experience managing laboratory or prototyping facility operations,
• Familiarity with tracking laboratory utilization, budgeting, and managing facility hourly rates.
• Proven leadership ability to supervise a technical team,
• A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and industry certifications.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens capable of obtaining and maintaining a U.S. DoD security clearance.

What Does Success Look Like:

• Increase external utilization of Matrix prototyping resources.
• Develop new customer relationships across DoD, defense-prime, and commercial markets.
• Generate and support new contract opportunities involving prototyping, fabrication, integration, and test services.
• Improve visibility and awareness of Matrix capabilities.
• Maintain safe, efficient, and highly responsive laboratory operations

WHO IS MATRIX RESEARCH?

Matrix Research is an employee-owned, small business advancing the state of the art in radar systems, radio frequency, and sensor exploitation technologies. Two thirds of our technical staff hold advanced degrees in Engineering, Mathematics, or the Physical Sciences. Our programs span basic research through the demonstration, test and evaluation, and low-rate production of advanced sensing systems, subsystems, and components.

WHY WORK WITH US?

• We work with a purpose: To make the world safer through the development and delivery of innovative engineering solutions.
• We work as a team: We are a collaborative company comprised of highly educated industry leaders in radar systems, image and signal processing, machine learning, hardware development, and software engineering.
• We support our employees with industry-leading benefits: As an employee-owned company, we embrace quality benefits, including a 20% no-match-required retirement plan, accrued 4 weeks of vacation annually, substantially-subsidized health and dental insurance, discretionary annual bonuses, and many more.
• We support our employees with work/life flexibility: We offer a hybrid remote work environment for most positions and hourly pay for all positions - ensuring individuals are fairly compensated for hours worked while supporting a flexible work commitment.
• We transform ideas into reality: Our programs range from groundbreaking research to field deployment of advanced systems developed in-house.

Matrix Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, veteran's status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or any other protected class set forth by federal or state law, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing compensation.

Matrix is a Drug-Free Workplace

This job description is designed to provide general guidance in job tasks and is not meant to be all-inclusive of the responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this position. As business demands and needs change, the essential functions of this position may be updated to reflect the needs of Matrix Research, Inc.