Senior Director, Metal AM Materials & Processes

VulcanForms Inc.; Ayer (MA); On-site; USD 227,000 - 313,000; Full time

Job summary

VulcanForms, a leader in metal additive manufacturing, seeks the Sr. Director Integrated Materials and Process Technologies to lead materials and process tech across our AM platforms. You will own the technical roadmap and ensure safe, scalable production.

The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing processes, hands-on leadership, and the ability to drive from concept to industrialization, working with cross-functional teams to meet production goals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years creating and deploying manufacturing processes into production, with substantial experience in metal laser powder bed fusion or other advanced AM technologies.
• 3+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering, materials, or process development teams in advanced manufacturing.
• Proven success developing, qualifying, and deploying materials and processes for certified or demanding serial-production applications.
• Deep expertise in materials science and process engineering with systems-level understanding of related disciplines.
• Experience leading and scaling teams of engineers and scientists, recruiting and retaining top technical talent.
• Ability to execute ambitious technical programs on aggressive schedules while maintaining engineering rigor and safety.
• Experience taking technologies from concept to validation, qualification, industrialization, and scale-up.
• Experience developing engineering processes, validation frameworks, documentation standards, and quality systems.
• Strong business orientation with ability to connect engineering decisions to product requirements, cost, manufacturability and customer outcomes.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, high-velocity environments and align technical and non-technical teams.
• Hands-on, player-coach leadership style with depth to engage in detailed reviews while setting system-level direction.
• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Metallurgical/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the technical roadmap for advanced materials and integrated process technologies across VulcanForms’ additive manufacturing platforms.
• Own delivery against materials and process technology milestones, balancing development velocity with safety, regulatory compliance, cost, quality, and manufacturability.
• Lead the transition of new materials and processes from early-stage development through validation, qualification, and repeatable serial production.
• Establish technical reviews, validation gates, documentation standards, process controls, and engineering rigor to scale technologies into production.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary organization of engineers, scientists, managers, and senior technical contributors focused on materials and process technology.
• Build capabilities that support multiple product lines with varied performance, regulatory, and production requirements.
• Partner with manufacturing, hardware, software, supply chain, quality, application engineering, and commercial teams to ensure technology development aligns with production schedules and customer needs.
• Drive development of next-generation AM applications, processes, materials, and post-processing technologies for near-term production needs.
• Define requirements and specifications for new metal AM systems and equipment from powder handling to part finishing.
• Build scalable engineering and quality frameworks enabling rapid development without compromising rigor, safety, or reliability.
• Foster ownership, urgency, humility, craftsmanship, and first-principles engineering through reviews and day-to-day leadership.

Job description

VulcanForms, a leader in metal additive manufacturing, seeks the Sr. Director Integrated Materials and Process Technologies to lead materials and process tech across our AM platforms. You will own the technical roadmap and ensure safe, scalable production.

The role requires 8+ years in manufacturing processes, hands-on leadership, and the ability to drive from concept to industrialization, working with cross-functional teams to meet production goals.