Senior Data Engineer — Manufacturing Data & CORE

National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) invites applications for a Data Engineer to join the America Makes program. You will lead the integration, structuring, and hosting of project data within CORE to enable searchable, reusable information across hundreds of active projects in adaptive and additive manufacturing.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years of experience in data pipelines, data management, and database architectures, with strong communication and a collaborative

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience developing and managing manufacturing data pipelines and data architectures.
• Strong time management skills; ability to plan, execute, and communicate changes.
• Ability to lead discussions and work effectively as part of a team.
• Willingness to ask questions when matters are unclear; eagerness to learn and adapt.
• Seek feedback and address challenges; operate in a collaborative environment.
• Strong communication about project plans, risk, and technical details.
• Be an attentive note taker with good knowledge retention.
• Desire to keep internal and external stakeholders informed of plans and goals.
• Service mindset; potential to become a leader and key team member.
• Ability to think strategically and execute tasks to plan.

Responsibilities

• Understand, develop, and improve data management principles and practices for the program.
• Facilitate integration, structuring, and storage of project data in CORE.
• Identify data management gaps and improve data quality and reuse; drive process improvement.
• Maintain awareness of data pedigree, data structures, variables, and data models for advanced manufacturing.
• Manage the quality and reuse of America Makes data assets.

Skills

Data pipelines

Data management

Project planning

Team leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Job description

National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) invites applications for a Data Engineer to join the America Makes program. You will lead the integration, structuring, and hosting of project data within CORE to enable searchable, reusable information across hundreds of active projects in adaptive and additive manufacturing.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years of experience in data pipelines, data management, and database architectures, with strong communication and a collaborative