Prototyping Operations and Capture Lead
About The Position
Matrix Research, Inc. is seeking an experienced leader to grow and lead its fabrication, electronics assembly, and unmanned flight-testing facilities in Dayton, Ohio. The role combines technical leadership, laboratory operations, customer engagement, and business development to expand the company’s prototyping and integration business with DoD, defense-prime, and commercial customers. The position leads growth of Matrix Research’s prototyping and fabrication business by expanding external customer engagement, capturing new contract opportunities, and scaling multi-laboratory operations. The successful candidate develops growth strategies for rapid prototyping, fabrication, and mechanical integration; builds relationships with defense, government, and commercial customers; identifies and pursues opportunities; supports capture and proposal efforts; and represents the company’s capabilities to prospective clients. The role also supervises engineers and technicians and oversees facility operations, safety, equipment calibration, capital planning, utilization tracking, and labor and service rate management. Success includes increasing external use of prototyping resources, generating new opportunities, improving awareness of capabilities, and maintaining safe, efficient, responsive laboratory operations.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of professional experience spanning engineering, manufacturing, prototyping operations, and business development.
- Demonstrated success winning new business, developing customer relationships, leading technical capture activities, or generating revenue through engineering, manufacturing, prototyping, testing, or technical service offerings.
- Experience identifying customer needs and converting technical capabilities into funded contracts, task orders, or strategic partnerships.
- Hands-on background in mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and rapid prototyping.
- Experience managing laboratory or prototyping facility operations.
- Familiarity with tracking laboratory utilization, budgeting, and managing facility hourly rates.
- Proven ability to lead and supervise a technical team.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and industry certifications.
- Must be a U.S. citizen capable of obtaining and maintaining a U.S. DoD security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute growth strategies for rapid prototyping, fabrication, and mechanical integration capabilities.
- Establish and maintain relationships with defense, government, and commercial customers.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities and support capture and proposal efforts.
- Represent Matrix Research’s capabilities to prospective clients.
- Supervise engineers and technicians across the laboratories.
- Oversee facility operations, safety, equipment calibration, capital planning, laboratory utilization tracking, and labor and service rate management.
- Grow external utilization of prototyping resources and generate or support contract opportunities involving prototyping, fabrication, integration, and test services.
- Improve visibility and awareness of Matrix Research’s capabilities.
- Maintain safe, efficient, and highly responsive laboratory operations.
Benefits
- 20% no-match-required retirement plan
- Accrued four weeks of vacation annually
- Substantially subsidized health and dental insurance
- Discretionary annual bonuses
- Hybrid remote work environment for most positions
- Hourly pay for all positions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
