Senior Materials Process Engineer

About the role

Markforged Operations Team emphasizes Safety, Quality, Service and Productivity. You will have the opportunity to drive continuous improvement efforts in all areas while focusing on profitability and efficiency. All finished printed products begin with the raw materials and the internal manufacturing team creates the materials customers need. Join us in our efforts to implement smart systems that enable end users to change the way parts are manufactured. Markforged is changing the way the world innovates and manufactures. You will be on the ground floor of this process, having a strong impact on how Markforged stays ahead of the curve.

Help us reinvent manufacturing. We are reinventing manufacturing so that engineers can build anything they imagine. We are one team that wins together! You will be engaging every day with passionate and dedicated individuals in a collaborative environment working towards making best-in-class products.

Please note that this is a contractor position, not a full-time employment role.

Responsibilities

• Serve the process engineering team as a technical expert for existing and new Markforged materials in the Billerica production facility
• Lead the design, and build out processes to validate material specifications, critical-to-quality (CTQ) functional requirements, and full system performance
• Provide direction and guidance on continuous improvement projects to increase throughput, improve quality, reduce costs, and enhance safety. Analyze and benchmark alternatives and conduct cost comparisons. Work with manufacturing and Materials Engineering to identify opportunities and provide recommendations
• Oversee extrusion line maintenance requirements and relay issues to the maintenance team to ensure work cell continuity
• Interface with development teams to help define measures appropriate to assure the quality and reliability of the materials.
• Work with MFG Quality team to define specifications and root cause of any issues of non-conformance.
• Review engineering change requests; discusses feasibility with product development committee; develops and oversees preparation and implementation of all material engineering change requests.
• Drive effective corrective and preventive actions in response to validation and field/customer failures.
• Model industry best practices and set workmanship standards while mentoring junior engineers and technicians in the plant
• Oversee production development activities from alpha/beta runs, initial pilot launch, and into production scale up and sustaining phase
• Manage cross functional business initiatives to maintain alignment with R&D, manufacturing and Materials Engineering Groups
• Create production level documentation (WIs / SOPs / ECOs) to a high technical standard
• Develop and implement investment proposals to support Markforged’s business initiatives in the areas of extrusion and related processes

Qualifications

• B.S. in mechanical, industrial, plastics or process engineering (M.S. preferred)
• 7+ years of relevant work experience in a continuous manufacturing environment
• Experience with electro-mechanical systems, industrial automation equipment, closed loop control/inspection equipment, high-precision laser technology, hard tooling fabrication and extrusion equipment preferred
• Strong grasp of mechanical drawings, GD&T, and detailed mechanical/ electrical schematics
• Proficient in 3D modeling, solidworks, Fusion 360/EPDM experience
• Experience implementing LEAN / Six Sigma methodologies (green/black belt preferred)
• Demonstrated understanding of physics/material fundamentals.
• Detailed understanding of statistical process controls, control plans, process automation, human factors, FMEA, and RCA methodologies
• Strong verbal and written communication skills - can convey complex technical topics in simple terms across internal