Senior Post-Processing Engineer — Additive Manufacturing

VulcanForms Inc.; Newburyport (MA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) with company match

Equity Package

Job summary

VulcanForms Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Engineer, Post-Processing to design and direct manufacturing processes that move printed parts from the build plate to finished products.

You will lead NPI efforts and continuous improvement using advanced manufacturing, automation, and lean methods to optimize production parts. You will define processes and systems for components and sub-assemblies, drawing on design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials expertise.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive, hands-on experience in product or applications development or manufacturing.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Aerospace, Biomedical Engineering, or a similarly regulated field.
• ISO 9001 experience preferred.
• Proficiency in advanced 3D CAD software (Siemens NX, Creo, SolidWorks).
• Experience using ERP systems in a batch manufacturing process.
• Deep mastery of GD&T, SPC, tolerance stack-up analysis, and complex DFM/DfAM constraints.
• Strong knowledge of subtractive manufacturing (5-axis milling, turning, EDM) integrated with additive workflows.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate customer designs and provide DFAM feedback.
• Partner with the product team to optimize processing for customer requirements.
• Own process development after printing from depowdering through final finishing.
• Work with quality to ensure inspection meets customer needs in development and production.
• Encode customer requirements into factory manufacturing steps in ERP.
• Design and implement fixtures for depowdering, EDM, heat treatment, and finishing.
• Write and maintain work instructions and quality documentation.
• Keep parts moving by dispositioning non-conforming material.
• Support operations with troubleshooting across all steps from printing to delivery.

Skills

5+ years experience

3D CAD

ERP systems

GD&T

Additive/Subtractive

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Materials/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Creo

SolidWorks

Job description

VulcanForms Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Engineer, Post-Processing to design and direct manufacturing processes that move printed parts from the build plate to finished products.

You will lead NPI efforts and continuous improvement using advanced manufacturing, automation, and lean methods to optimize production parts. You will define processes and systems for components and sub-assemblies, drawing on design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials expertise.