Senior Additive Engineer – Aerospace & Defense (Equity)

VulcanForms Inc.; Ayer (MA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401(k) match

Equity package

Job summary

VulcanForms Inc. seeks a Senior Product Engineer, Additive to design and direct manufacturing processes that translate customer designs into printable production methods for aerospace and defense projects.

You will drive new product introduction and continuous improvement, leveraging advanced manufacturing, automation, and lean methods to optimize parts and assemblies to specification.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive, hands-on experience in product or applications development in LPBF or similar additive technology.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Aerospace, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field preferred. AS9100 experience preferred.
• Expert-level proficiency in advanced 3D CAD software (e.g., Siemens NX, Creo, SolidWorks) including 3D printing build-preparation tools (e.g., Magics, nTopology, Amphyon).
• Deep mastery of GD&T, advanced statistical process capability, tolerance stack-up analysis, and complex DFM/DfAM constraints.
• Experience using ERP systems in a batch manufacturing process.
• Strong working knowledge of subtractive manufacturing operations (5-axis milling, turning, EDM) and their integration with additive workflows is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate customer designs and provide Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) feedback.
• Synthesize technical requirements to support with cost estimation, technical risk assessment, and development timelines.
• Partner with the rest of the product team to make sure processing intent is optimized for customer requirements.
• Own process development for all print set up and printing operations including materials properties development, simulation analysis, layout optimization, support structure design and stock additions.
• Work with quality resources to ensure appropriate inspection techniques are employed, and are meeting customer needs in both a development, and production context.
• Support with development of design documentation necessary to support the manufacturing process including manufacturing specs, solid models and drawings.
• Write and maintain work instructions and process-related quality documentation, adapting existing processes for new products and keeping files, programs, and revisions under proper configuration control.
• Support operations with troubleshooting and problem-solving for all printing processes

Skills

LPBF/additive tech

3D CAD software

GD&T

Manufacturing processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Materials/Aerospace

Tools

Siemens NX

Creo

SolidWorks

Magics

nTopology

Amphyon

Job description

VulcanForms Inc. seeks a Senior Product Engineer, Additive to design and direct manufacturing processes that translate customer designs into printable production methods for aerospace and defense projects.

You will drive new product introduction and continuous improvement, leveraging advanced manufacturing, automation, and lean methods to optimize parts and assemblies to specification.