Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

VulcanForms is reshaping how the world manufactures critical products through its advanced digital infrastructure, which combines cutting-edge technology with industrial craftsmanship. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer plays a critical role in developing, optimizing, and sustaining Inconel laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, qualify, and optimize Inconel LPBF manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost.
• Support daily production by troubleshooting print failures and process variation.
• Analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, improve process capability, and reduce variability using statistical methods and DOE techniques.
• Develop, validate, and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions, process documentation, and manufacturing specifications.
• Lead root cause investigations for quality escapes, build failures, scrap, and process deviations while implementing sustainable corrective actions.
• Work cross-functionally with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing Engineering to support new product introduction (NPI) and production scale-up.
• Mentor technicians and manufacturing personnel on best practices for LPBF process execution and equipment operation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience within metal additive manufacturing, precision manufacturing, aerospace, or other high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), metal additive manufacturing, CNC machining, or similarly complex manufacturing processes.
• Strong understanding of process development, statistical process control, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience creating manufacturing documentation including work instructions, process specifications, and engineering standards.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex manufacturing issues in a production environment.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to export-controlled technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing manufacturing processes for Inconel or other nickel-based superalloys.
• Knowledge of metallurgy, heat treatment, residual stress management, and defect mechanisms associated with LPBF manufacturing.
• Experience with process validation, DOE, PFMEA, SPC, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Familiarity with MES, ERP, and manufacturing data collection systems.
• Experience supporting high-volume production environments and new product introductions.
• Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement experience.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $99,584.00 to $136,929.00.

Schedule

N/A