CareerPlan

Director, Additive Manufacturing

Columbus Campus, USFull-time$111k–$145k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10
Citizens or permanent residents only

Core

Develops and leads additive manufacturing research and development efforts, integrating multidisciplinary research with faculty and staff, and managing the additive manufacturing division.

Role type

Director, Additive Manufacturing (Research & Development)

Builds

Additive manufacturing research programs, technical solutions for complex problems, and sponsored research/industry projects

Domain

Manufacturing / Materials Science / Additive Manufacturing

Required skills

Additive manufacturing research, proposal writing, customer engagement, R&D project management, team supervision, technical reporting, conference presentation

Preferred skills

Supervisory capacity over direct reports, University Principal Investigator status

Technologies

Additive manufacturing equipment, export-controlled facilities

Responsibilities

Develop and lead additive manufacturing R&D efforts; establish priorities and supervise staff and students; ensure sufficient funding; participate in research and industry proposals; collaborate with partners to complete projects; utilize expertise to determine technical solutions; prepare technical reports and journal articles; present research at conferences; promote division skills and equipment.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & management