Senior Additive Manufacturing Research Engineer

National Center for Defense Manufacturing; Mentor (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

National Center for Defense Manufacturing, leading America Makes, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Research Engineer to advance additive and adaptive manufacturing. You will collaborate to grow supply chains, manage programs, and communicate technical findings with stakeholders.

Ideal candidates bring deep experience in manufacturing technology, project leadership, and strong writing and speaking skills to drive innovation and national competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in additive or advanced manufacturing.
• Experience in defense industry.
• Experience developing, scaling, demonstrating, and qualifying manufacturing technology.
• Strong awareness of current state of the art in manufacturing tech.
• Experience managing technical projects or engineering programs.
• Experience leading diverse, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, OneNote, etc.).
• Technical writing with prior publication record (peer reviewed journals).
• Experience with government contracting (IP, export, data management) and proposal writing.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating meetings and workshops.
• Documenting technical details, aggregating information, analyzing data, and identifying trends.
• Supporting or leading the drafting of manuscripts, reports, and presentations.
• Public speaking for programmatic and technical information.
• Maintaining understanding of America Makes program pillars and goals.
• Understanding manufacturing technology principles including design, materials, processing, testing, data analytics, and digital engineering.
• Leading group discussions and developing professional networks.
• Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders and tracking project plans.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Team collaboration

Time management

Stakeholder coordination

Technical writing

Data analysis

Public speaking

Proposal writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Manufacturing/Materials Science/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

National Center for Defense Manufacturing, leading America Makes, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Research Engineer to advance additive and adaptive manufacturing. You will collaborate to grow supply chains, manage programs, and communicate technical findings with stakeholders.

Ideal candidates bring deep experience in manufacturing technology, project leadership, and strong writing and speaking skills to drive innovation and national competitiveness.