Manufacturing Research Engineer – 018-26 (Columbus, OH)

National Center for Defense Manufacturing • Columbus, OH

9d • Onsite

About The Position

America Makes, the Nation’s leading public-private partnership for Additive Manufacturing technology and education, is seeking a Manufacturing Research Engineer. This role is part of a diverse team focused on growing and maturing adaptive and additive manufacturing supply chains. The engineer will execute various activities including facilitating meetings, documenting technical details, analyzing data, supporting manuscript and report drafting, public speaking, and maintaining a comprehensive understanding of the America Makes program and its components. The position requires a strong grasp of manufacturing technology and engineering principles, defense acquisition frameworks, risk management, manufacturing operations, quality assurance, data management, and technoeconomic factors. The ideal candidate is collaborative, creative, passionate about advanced manufacturing, and possesses strong communication and time management skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field
• 3+ years of experience in additive manufacturing or advanced manufacturing
• Experience managing technical projects or engineering programs
• Experience supporting or leading diverse and multi-disciplinary teams
• Working knowledge of AM technologies and manufacturing processes
• Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder coordination skills
• Strong time management skills – understand yourself and your productivity, be willing to make a plan, deliver to it, and communicate changes to plan effectively
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, OneNote, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in defense industry
• Experience in developing, scaling, demonstrating, and qualifying manufacturing technology
• Experience in product development
• Experience in a manufacturing start-up environment
• Strong awareness of existing state of the art in manufacturing technology
• Drive value creation of the research portfolio through promoting the tenants of effective technical communications – goals, objectives, motivations, approach, success metrics, data management, and reporting
• Technical writing - prior publication record (peer reviewed journals)
• Experience with government contracting (IP, export, and data management) and proposal writing and review
• Experience developing manufacturing specifications and/or standards
• Experience with government funded research consortia

Responsibilities

• Facilitating meetings and workshops
• Documenting technical details, aggregating information, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, identifying trends, and summarizing information
• Supporting or leading the drafting of manuscripts, reports, and presentations
• Public speaking – programmatic and technical information
• Maintaining an understanding of the America Makes program including the role, function, goals, and merits of the program’s essential components (pillars)
• Maintaining an understanding of manufacturing technology and engineering principles including systems engineering, logistics/acquisition, standards/specification development, design, materials, processing, testing, inspection, data analytics, statistical methods, artificial intelligence/machine learning, digital engineering, digital twins, business case/cost analysis, qualification, and certification
• Maintaining familiarity with defense acquisition frameworks including manufacturing technology development and manufacturing/technology readiness level progression
• Maintaining a minimum understanding of risk management principles
• Maintaining an understanding of manufacturing operations, quality assurance practices/protocols, and quality management systems
• Maintaining an understanding of data management principles and common practices
• Maintaining a minimum competency of technoeconomic (cost drivers) factors influencing manufacturing technology industrialization using data, surveys, published materials, and guidance from subject matter experts
• Developing, sharing, and following instructions/procedures
• Leading group discussions
• Developing and maintaining a robust professional network including strategic partnerships
• Maintaining awareness of subject matter experts, associated industries/fields, and their respective supply chain roles
• Developing plans/schedules which establish time-based programmatic and/or professional development goals

Benefits

• NCDMM is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
• NCDMM, as a government contractor, is required to verify all employees through the E-Verify system to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level