Senior Manufacturing Research Engineer – Additive Focus

National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining; Mentor (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM), which manages America Makes, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Research Engineer to advance adaptive and additive manufacturing for national defense. You will lead cross‑functional teams, analyze data, and contribute to manuscripts, reports, and presentations.

You will collaborate with industry, academia, and government partners, drive programmatic communications, and help advance manufacturing technology readiness, risk management, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in additive manufacturing or advanced manufacturing.
• Experience in defense industry.
• Experience in developing, scaling, demonstrating, and qualifying manufacturing technology.
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating meetings and workshops.
• Documenting technical details, aggregating information, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, identifying trends, and summarizing information.
• Supporting or leading the drafting of manuscripts, reports, and presentations.
• Public speaking programmatic and technical information.
• Maintaining an understanding of the America Makes program including its pillars.
• Maintaining familiarity with manufacturing technology and engineering principles.
• Maintaining knowledge of defense acquisition frameworks and risk management principles.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Advanced degree (MS/PhD)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM), which manages America Makes, seeks a Senior Manufacturing Research Engineer to advance adaptive and additive manufacturing for national defense. You will lead cross‑functional teams, analyze data, and contribute to manuscripts, reports, and presentations.

You will collaborate with industry, academia, and government partners, drive programmatic communications, and help advance manufacturing technology readiness, risk management, and