Additive Manufacturing Scientist

About the role

We are seeking an Additive Manufacturing Scientist to work closely with APL’s team of experts to shape and implement the vision and strategy for APL’s AM research. Our team conducts groundbreaking AM research ranging from multiscale modeling and simulation, to performing the underlying science to enable qualification and certification, to development of new sensing and visualization processes to monitor and detect attributes of the AM process and visualize in 3D to enable next generation designs for space, air, land and sea-based applications.

Responsibilities

• Perform pioneering materials and process characterization research driven by mission needs for qualified hardware leveraging state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment.
• Integrate with the APL’s team to increase the impact of an already successful additive manufacturing programs centered on materials discovery, in-situ sensing, multiscale modeling, and qualification science.
• Contribute to the design and fabrication of operational additively manufactured prototypes which have global impact.
• Work with APL program managers to identify critical national challenges that can be solved with additive manufacturing.
• Push the boundaries of manufacturing science to unlock new manufacturing processes which will have a lasting impact on our nation.
• Present technical work internally and externally. Communicate daily with project teams and leadership to support programmatic needs.

Requirements

• Possess a M.S Degree in Mechanical and or Electrical Engineering, Materials characterization, data science, or a related field.
• Have 5+ years of demonstrated experience related to manufacturing research, focusing on additive manufacturing.
• Understand the unique capabilities of additive processing, including complex material properties, stemming from process defects, microstructure and thermodynamic solidification.
• Experience in generating and interpreting data utilized to enable qualifying AM produced hardware.
• Demonstrated experience leading a team to achieve impactful results.
• An excellent communicator, in written and oral formats, and for a variety of audience types including high-level government sponsors.
• Demonstrated history of authoring proposals and high impact publications.
• Willing and able to perform work in a laboratory setting and travel for field testing, sponsor visits, conference attendance, and presentations.
• Able to obtain a Secret level security clearance.

Qualifications

• Possess a P.h.D Degree in Mechanical and or Electrical Engineering, Materials characterization, data science, or a related field.
• Demonstrate experience fielding additively manufactured components using science-based qualification.
• Have experience developing process models by manipulating key parameters such as power, speed and hatch spacing.
• Have the capability to reconstruct 3D data including in-situ and post manufacturing data into a 3D format for data processing and visualization.
• Have experience with machine learning and have demonstrated the ability to make statistical correlations with complex data sets.
• Have experience with novel in-situ monitoring of additive processes with the ability to customize sensors to improve signal to noise or registration capability.

Skills

• Strong background in additive manufacturing and materials science.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with data analysis and interpretation.
• Knowledge of machine learning and statistical correlation techniques.
• Experience with in-situ monitoring and sensor customization.

Benefits

At APL, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development.

Pay

Minimum Rate $105,000 Annually
Maximum Rate $290,000 Annually

Schedule

Full-time position