Senior Manager Application Engineering

3D Systems•Littleton, CO

6h•Onsite

About The Position

3D Systems is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the Application Development Engineering teams at its expanding Littleton, Colorado site, under the direction of the VP of the Application Innovation Group. The team enables customers throughout the application development engineering lifecycle, from ideation through final design transfer, technology transfer, and production deployment. Its work supports medical device and industrial applications, including aerospace, defense, energy, and semiconductor markets. The role leads managers, engineers, and project managers; builds and scales a high-performing engineering organization; and oversees project portfolios, customer engagements, technology transfers, design transfers, manufacturing readiness, and production launches. The Senior Manager also supports strategic planning, business cases, demand forecasting, capacity planning, and collaboration across global locations and functional teams. The position is based in Littleton, Colorado, and requires up to 25% domestic and international travel.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
10+ years of experience in a regulated environment such as medical device, pharmaceutical, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing.
10+ years of engineering leadership and team management experience.
Proven experience leading managers and developing future leaders within engineering, program management, or technical organizations.
Experience managing project portfolios, technology transfer, design transfer, process validation, and manufacturing scale-up initiatives.
Demonstrated success building and scaling engineering and project management organizations.
Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems and applicable regulations and standards, including ISO 13485, AS9100, FDA, and ISO standards.
Experience supporting business cases, forecasting, capacity planning, and strategic customer engagements.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

Experience in additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing technologies, or regulated product development.
MBA or advanced business education.

Responsibilities

Manage, direct, and mentor Application Development Engineering managers, engineers, project managers, and future leaders.
Build, scale, and continuously evolve a high-performing engineering organization that supports business growth, operational excellence, and increasing customer demand.
Develop succession plans, coaching programs, organizational capabilities, and performance objectives aligned with strategic business initiatives and key performance indicators.
Establish portfolio prioritization frameworks and oversee project portfolio execution, including staffing, resource allocation, risk management, documentation, and milestone delivery across multiple customers and technologies.
Work with strategic customers to define technical and program requirements, development roadmaps, commercialization plans, and deployment strategies.
Lead organizational and process transformation initiatives to improve scalability, execution excellence, and cross-functional collaboration.
Lead technology transfer and design transfer initiatives from development through manufacturing deployment while meeting customer, quality, and regulatory requirements.
Drive manufacturing readiness, operational scale-up, production ramp-up, and launch of new technologies, applications, and customer programs.
Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Commercial teams to improve product realization, validation, design transfer, and project execution processes.
Collaborate with Business Development and key customers on business cases, demand forecasts, capacity planning models, growth roadmaps, and strategic initiatives.
Serve as the senior Littleton-based leader for the Application Innovation Group and support harmonization of engineering processes across global locations.
Remain engaged from opportunity development through ongoing operations, tracking milestones, risks, dependencies, deliverables, and customer commitments.
Enforce Design Controls, risk management, verification and validation processes, and applicable regulatory requirements.