Senior Aerospace & Defense Product Development Lead

VulcanForms; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan with company match

Job summary

VulcanForms seeks a Lead Product Development Engineer, Aerospace & Defense, to own customer programs from concept to serial production. You will lead a cross-functional team across hardware, software, materials, and operations to deliver production-ready parts with repeatable quality and efficient throughput.

This senior technical role serves as the primary technical authority for programs, interfacing with aerospace and defense clients to meet demanding specifications and milestones.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive, hands-on product or applications development experience, preferably with LPBF or additive tech.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Materials, Aerospace, or Biomedical Engineering.
• Expert-level CAD in NX/Creo/SolidWorks; experience with build-prep tools.
• Deep mastery of GD&T, SPC, tolerance stack-up analysis, and DFM/DfAM constraints.
• Strong leadership and ability to influence roadmaps and mentor engineers.
• Experience with subtractive manufacturing and integration with additive workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional team to develop part processes maximizing customer value.
• Assess early-stage opportunities, define introduction path, and set expectations.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing principles across programs with internal/external partners.
• Mentor junior engineers and troubleshoot development builds.
• Support quality and metrology for qualification and production.
• Drive production readiness including FAI and launches for A&D vertical.
• Lead CAPA investigations and implement corrective actions.

Skills

LPBF additive tech

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

GD&T

Manufacturing knowledge (aerospace/def

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Aerospace, Biomedical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Creo

SolidWorks

Magics

nTopology

Amphyon

Job description

VulcanForms seeks a Lead Product Development Engineer, Aerospace & Defense, to own customer programs from concept to serial production. You will lead a cross-functional team across hardware, software, materials, and operations to deliver production-ready parts with repeatable quality and efficient throughput.

This senior technical role serves as the primary technical authority for programs, interfacing with aerospace and defense clients to meet demanding specifications and milestones.