Additive Manufacturing Manager

Job Title: Additive Manufacturing Manager
Job Location: Baltimore, MD
Job Type: Full-Time

Job Description:

• Stand up and run the in-house metal L-PBF lab near BWI, including buying equipment, commissioning the printer, writing operating procedures, and managing a lab technician who handles powder and daily operation.
• Act as the DfAM expert alongside the thermal engineers. Make large (200 to 300 lb), thin-walled, internal-channel heat exchangers printable, and flag problems early (e.g., one orientation change doubled a build from 11 to 22 days).
• Be the technical owner of the overseas manufacturing partner relationship: challenge their assumptions, approve parameters and build packages, and reject builds that miss spec.
• Oversee the post-print and quality chain: depowdering, support removal, heat treatment, CT scanning, and leak and pressure testing. Take nonconformances to root cause.
• Drive down print time, cost, and yield loss. Join factory visits abroad one or two times a year, and help shape the company's future production facility.
• Dealbreakers
• Hands-on metal laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) experience on large-format, multi-laser machines (400 mm+ build envelopes).
• Ability to work on-site 2 to 3 days a week at the lab near BWI (commuting range of Philadelphia to Arlington, VA, or willing to relocate).

Baseline Requirements

• 3 - 16 years of experience as an additive manufacturing manager (5+ years preferred, but open to less with relevant exposure and expertise).
• Metal LPBF experience is required; polymer experience is not suitable.
• Experience holding outside manufacturers or service bureaus to spec.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, or Manufacturing Engineering, or similar.
• Experience with post-print processing and quality testing (stress relief, heat treatment, internal depowdering, CT testing, leak testing, NCRs).
• Practical Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) experience modifying designs to optimize print yield, weight, cycle time, or cost.
• Availability for early or late calls and 1 to 2 international trips per year (factory tours in China).

Nice-to-Have

• Experience at hard tech startups (e.g., Hyliion) or in high-consequence metal manufacturing (energy, aerospace, defense, computing, transportation).
• Experience managing technicians (Additive Manufacturing Manager title or technician-to-manager progression).
• Experience standing up a fleet of 3D printers or setting up a small additive manufacturing workshop.
• Experience commissioning a metal AM cell or workshop (equipment installation, powder handling and stocking, inert gas, safety).

Pain Points

• Need for expertise to anticipate and solve production challenges with current partners.
• Desire to leverage advanced 3D printing technology effectively.

Selling Points

• Work with cutting-edge technology in a high-growth startup.
• Potential for significant equity value and involvement in innovative projects.