Senior Metal AM Engineer: Process & Yield

Velo3d-; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) employer contributions

Bonus potential

Job summary

Velo3D, Inc. is seeking a Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer to own the technical execution and optimization of Rapid Production Solutions (RPS) metal AM operations.

You will bridge production, post-processing, metrology, and manufacturing engineering to deliver high-quality parts with predictable cycle times. The ideal candidate will lead process improvements, develop post-processing workflows, and drive metrology strategies on the production floor, collaborating with EDM, furnace, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in metal additive manufacturing, production engineering, or advanced manufacturing environments.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to government contract work and security requirements.
• Strong understanding of GD&T, dimensional inspection methods, scan-based metrology, and translating measurement data into process improvements.
• Demonstrated experience leading structured continuous improvement initiatives in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Own post-build technical execution by performing post-print quality evaluations and initial assessments to ensure parts meet requirements after printing.
• Develop, program, and optimize post-processing workflows, including furnace thermal cycles, depowdering, and wire EDM operations.
• Serve as the technical authority for wire EDM processing of additive builds and design experiments to establish process capability and improve repeatability.
• Lead furnace process development by creating, validating, and maintaining production recipes and ensuring safe, efficient thermal processing.
• Drive dimensional control and metrology strategies by defining inspection plans, executing 3D scanning workflows, and generating inspection reports for high-value hardware.
• Develop and maintain material-and-condition-specific shrink-rate databases to establish scaling factors and improved first-build success rates.

Skills

Additive manufacturing

Process optimization

Metrology

GD&T

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or related field

Tools

Wire EDM

Furnace processing

Depowdering equipment

Job description

Velo3D, Inc. is seeking a Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer to own the technical execution and optimization of Rapid Production Solutions (RPS) metal AM operations.

You will bridge production, post-processing, metrology, and manufacturing engineering to deliver high-quality parts with predictable cycle times. The ideal candidate will lead process improvements, develop post-processing workflows, and drive metrology strategies on the production floor, collaborating with EDM, furnace, and