Senior Manufacturing Research Engineer – 017-26 (Columbus, OH)

National Center for Defense Manufacturing•Columbus, OH

9d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Manufacturing Research Engineer, you will be part of a diverse team that is collaborating to grow and mature adaptive and additive manufacturing supply chains. The Manufacturing Research Engineer will be responsible for executing a variety of activities which may include: 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 manufacturing technology and engineering principles including all or some of the following: 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. The ideal candidate is a collaborative and creative team player with a passion for advanced manufacturing technologies and a desire to advance domestic manufacturing competitiveness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field
7+ years of experience in additive manufacturing or advanced manufacturing
Experience in defense industry
Experience in developing, scaling, demonstrating, and qualifying manufacturing technology
Strong awareness of existing state of the art in manufacturing technology
Experience managing technical projects or engineering programs
Experience in leading diverse and multi-disciplinary teams
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.)
Technical writing - prior publication record (peer reviewed journals)
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
Experience with government contracting (IP, export, and data management) and proposal writing and review

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree – Master’s, Doctorate
Experience in product development
Experience in a manufacturing start-up environment
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 manufacturing technology and engineering principles including all or some of the following: 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