Sr Manager, Sustaining Process Engineering
Core
Leads the team responsible for qualifying, monitoring, and continuously improving the fleet of novel laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) metal 3D printers in production.
Role type
Senior Manager, Sustaining Process Engineering
Builds
Metal additive manufacturing printer fleet qualification, health monitoring, and production support
Domain
Metal additive manufacturing / Laser powder bed fusion
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Team leadership and hiring, Process engineering, Metrology management, Experimental design, Statistical analysis, Cross-functional collaboration, SOP development, Data-driven decision making
Preferred skills
Scaling sustaining engineering functions, JMP, Python, JSL, CAD (SolidWorks)
Technologies
Optical microscopy, 3D profilometers, X-ray inspection, EDM, JMP, Python, JSL, SolidWorks
Responsibilities
Lead, hire, mentor, and develop a team of Process Engineers & Technicians; Own planning and prioritization for sustaining process engineering; Set and enforce standards for experimental design and statistical rigor; Review and approve qualification reports and root-cause investigations; Manage the metrology lab and audit procedures; Establish and maintain SOPs and analysis guides; Monitor team and machine-level KPVs to pre-emptive flag hardware degradation; Drive continuous improvement initiatives to decrease requalification time.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities