Senior Manager, Application Engineering & Innovation

3D Systems Corporation; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay (US)

Paid Leave (US ONLY)

401(k)

Comprehensive Health & Wellness Plans

Global Team

Innovative Culture

Talent Development

Connection & Engagement Opportunities

Job summary

3D Systems Corporation in Littleton, CO is expanding and seeking an Applications Development Engineering Senior Manager to lead the teams under the VP of the Application Innovation Group. You will guide ideation through design transfer, technology transfer, and production deployment across medical device and industrial markets.

You will build a high-performing organization, establish portfolio priorities, partner with manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams, and drive readiness for new

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in a regulated environment such as medical device, pharmaceutical, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing.
• 10+ years of engineering leadership and team management experience.
• Proven experience leading managers and developing future leaders within engineering, program management, or technical organizations.
• Experience managing project portfolios, technology transfer, design transfer, process validation, and manufacturing scale-up initiatives.
• Demonstrated success building and scaling engineering and project management organizations.
• Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems and applicable regulations, including ISO 13485, AS9100, FDA, ISO and related standards.
• Experience supporting business cases, forecasting, capacity planning, and strategic customer engagements.
• Experience in additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing technologies, or regulated product development strongly preferred.
• MBA or advanced business education preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Manage, direct, and mentor Application Development Engineering managers, engineers, project managers, and future leaders.
• Build, scale, and continuously evolve high-performing engineering organization that support business growth, operational excellence, and increasing customer demand.
• Develop succession plans, coaching programs, organizational capabilities, and performance objectives aligned with strategic business initiatives and key performance indicators.
• Establish portfolio prioritization frameworks and oversee project portfolio execution, ensuring appropriate staffing, resource allocation, risk management, documentation, and milestone delivery across multiple customers and technologies.
• Work directly with strategic customers to define technical & program requirements, development roadmaps, commercialization plans, and deployment strategies.
• Lead organizational and process transformation initiatives to improve scalability, execution excellence, and cross-functional collaboration as the organization grows.
• Lead complex technology transfer and design transfer initiatives from development through manufacturing deployment while ensuring compliance with customer, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive manufacturing readiness, operational scale-up, production ramp-up, and successful launch of new technologies, applications, and customer programs.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Commercial teams to improve product realization, validation, design transfer, and project execution processes.
• Collaborate with Business Development and key customers to develop business cases, demand forecasts, capacity planning models, growth roadmaps, and strategic initiatives.
• Serve as the senior Littleton-based leader for the Application Innovation Group and support harmonization of engineering processes across global locations.
• Remain engaged from opportunity development through ongoing operations, tracking milestones, risks, dependencies, deliverables, and customer commitments.
• Enforce Design Controls, risk management, verification and validation processes, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Portfolio management

Strategy development

Cross-functional collaboration

Technology transfer

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor or Master degree in Engineering

Job description

3D Systems Corporation in Littleton, CO is expanding and seeking an Applications Development Engineering Senior Manager to lead the teams under the VP of the Application Innovation Group. You will guide ideation through design transfer, technology transfer, and production deployment across medical device and industrial markets.

You will build a high-performing organization, establish portfolio priorities, partner with manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams, and drive readiness for new