NSL Analytical Services, Inc.

Position Description

Job Title: Director of Technology and Scientific Development Dept: Exec Mgmt.

Reports To: CEO FLSA: Exempt

Date: Revised 12/06 Full-time Position

Position Summary:

This position is primarily responsible for the development and advancement the company’s

scientific testing capabilities. This platform leadership position will strategically determine the

course and payback of instrumentation and method development investments. Primary activities

will include partnering with the executive and commercial teams to identify growth

opportunities, assisting the board of directors with acquisition evaluation, and collaborating with

NSL’s laboratory leaders to expand the company’s next-generation analytical capabilities.

Essential Functions*:

Commercial Growth: Leverages his/her scientific and market knowledge to identify revenue and

profit enhancing opportunities.

• Partners with the Director of Sales & Marketing to evaluate current scientific

capabilities set as well as identify new opportunities for commercial expansion.

• Serve as the market-facing science leader for the company. Represent the

organization at scientific conferences and industry trade shows as a “thought leader.”

• Collaborate with the commercial team and laboratory scientists/metallurgists to

deliver educational webinars.

• Support new customer acquisition efforts by assisting with solution development and

customer education.

• Conduct continuous scientific research in support of materials testing. Meet with

other scientific thought leaders to develop new industry testing standards.

• Continue to expand the company’s industry leading Additive Manufacturing powder

and particle analysis capabilities.

• Support the development of marketing communication materials including brochures

and website content.

• Regularly publish and present scientific papers focused on materials performance and

testing.

• Provide the board of directors with a regular assessment of NSL’s capabilities,

competitive positioning, future growth opportunities, and general industry

developments

Acquisition Support:

Provides technical support to Executive Management team regrading due diligence efforts on

acquisition targets.

• Conduct a thorough review of the target company’s published testing capabilities and

certifications.

• Attend management presentations and lab tours during due diligence and provide a

comprehensive discovery report to the board of directors.

• Meet with target company’s scientific leaders to fully capture specific areas of

strengths and weaknesses.

• Provide Chief Development Officer perspectives and assessments of independent

laboratories for possible acquisition Responsible for conflict resolution on results

from internal and external customers.

• Discussions with outside customers regarding technical issues and project co-

ordination

Laboratory Development:

• Partner with laboratory leaders to identify instruments that build upon and expand

current testing capabilities.

• Network with testing instrumentation companies to uncover developing areas of

material testing technology.

• Develop and maintain long term technology development plan.

• Recommend process and facilities enhancement ideas that drive safety, efficiencies

and broaden overall capabilities.

• Serve as in-house scientific expert. Work with laboratory leaders and front-line

personnel to solve testing method challenges and unique customer problems.

• Help serve as a mentor to laboratory personnel and encourage participation in

continued scientific development, including white papers and conference

• * The job description documents the general nature and level of work but is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties and

responsibilities required of job incumbents. Consequently, job incumbents may be asked to perform other duties or work overtime as required.

Incidental Functions:

• Attends board meetings to present technical information.

• Special projects and/or duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• None

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience):

• Masters Degree or Ph.D from a scientific field of study (Phd in a material science

discipline strongly preferred).

• Expertise in additive manufacturing and/or particle analysis strongly preferred

• 10 + years of laboratory experience strongly preferred.

• 5 + years of management experience in a lab setting plus basic lab training management

experience strongly preferred.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a demonstrated history of

scientific publishing.

• Exceptional analytical skills.

• Must be familiar with common lab instrumentation and testing procedure BS degree in

Chemistry or a related field or equivalent work experience.

Success Factors:

• Leadership skills - strong management and supervisory skills

• Detail oriented with the ability to organize and coordinate multiple tasks and projects at

once.

• Creative and curious.

• Enjoys solving complex challenges.

• Equally comfortable working group settings and individually.

• Brings a strong desire to win within a team structure.

• Thinks ahead and sees around corners to look for opportunities and threats.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse screening

Title: Sr. Applications Engineer, DMG MORI ADVANCED SOLUTIONS

Reports to: Applications Leader, DMG MORI ADVANCED SOLUTIONS

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm

Classification: Exempt

Travel: 25-50%

Employment is conditioned on DMG MORI's ability to obtain and maintain any necessary export licensing.

Essential Job Functions:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The

requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations

may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Responsibilities include up

to and not limited to:

• Perform engineering projects to evaluate technical feasibility to customers including project preparation,

execution, and presentation.

• Conduct complete turnkey projects, with project planning, preparing tools, fixtures, and consumables, executing

the turnkey solution, as well as inspecting results.

• Demonstrate the ability to create and deliver high level technical presentations to customers, engineering staff,

sales staff, suppliers, and management.

• Provide technical feedback on new applications developments and machine improvements to applications team

and factory team for future machine improvements.

• Support customers with advanced application, software and machine issues remotely and on-site.

• Provide training and production ramp up support to customers, as well as internal staff that are new to the

technology.

• Participate in sales activities, such as customer meetings, exhibitions, and internal events.

• Demonstrate a high level of analytical and problem-solving abilities and the ability to convey the results to

customers and management.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills including positive approach, accountability, sense of humility and responsibility.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university minimum, Masters Degree preferred.

• 3-6 years of experience with programming and operation of additive machinery (DED or L-PBF).

• Proven organizational skills, with high attention to detail.

• Strong focus on collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, to accomplish win-win situations.

• Customer-centric mindset and effective communication verbally and in writing to a variety of audiences.

• Comfortable and resilient in a fast-paced environment.

• Computer operation skills including MS Office, CAD, CAM, and simulation and analysis tools.

• “US Person” under ITAR regulations to enable work on export-controlled projects.

Work Environment:

Manufacturing environment (assembly, machining, and quality control facility) at customer locations or DMG MORI

Showrooms. Exposure to possible hazards may include noise, electricity, chemicals, heavy equipment, and other

automated and manual machinery. General office environment in the DMG MORI Office.

Physical Demands:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse screening

Frequent: sitting at desk utilizing computers and phones, standing, walking.

Periodic: Business travel (domestic/abroad) operating power equipment, utilizing a computer, and phone.

Occasional: bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, and pulling.

Application:

Please apply by sending your resume to our Recruiting Team: recruiting@dmgmori-usa.com

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Senior Quality Engineer

OPT Industries (http://optindustries.com) is a rapidly growing, venture-backed MIT spinoff company that focuses on building the next generation of additive manufacturing technology. Working at the intersection of additive manufacturing, computational design and polymer science, we design and manufacture highly customizable materials and products- everything from medical devices to cosmetics packages.

Position overview We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Quality Engineer to oversee quality control processes on the manufacturing floor, implement Statistical Process Control (SPC), and lead the generation and maintenance of quality procedures. This role is critical in ensuring that manufacturing operations meet quality standards, ultimately contributing to the production of reliable and high-performing products.

Key Responsibilities: ● Manufacturing Floor Quality Control:

o Oversee quality control measures on the production floor to ensure products meet established specifications.

o Develop and enforce inspection standards for each manufacturing stage to proactively detect potential quality issues.

o Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions for any identified quality issues or production defects.

● Statistical Process Control (SPC): o Implement SPC methods to monitor, control, and improve production processes. o Use statistical data to identify process variation, initiate improvements, and maintain process

consistency. o Provide training to operators and other relevant staff on SPC principles and data interpretation.

● Quality Inspection and Testing: o Design and develop inspection processes, methods, and criteria for finished goods and raw

materials. o Lead in-process inspection and testing activities to ensure adherence to quality standards. o Maintain inspection records and analyze data to identify trends, inconsistencies, or areas for

improvement. ● Procedure Generation and Documentation:

o Develop, document, and implement quality assurance procedures, work instructions, and protocols. o Ensure documentation is kept current, accessible, and aligns with both regulatory and company

standards. o Work closely with other departments to align quality procedures with overall manufacturing and

business objectives. Qualifications:

● Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field. ● Excellent hands-on analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. ● 5+ years of experience in a quality or manufacturing engineering role. ● Strong knowledge of SPC, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar quality control methodologies. ● Detail-oriented with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.