Job Title:

Senior Additive Manufacturing Applications Engineer

Position Reports to (Job Title)

Dir. Materials and Manufacturing Technology

Department:

Engineering

Position Type:

Full Time / Exempt

Job Summary:

As a Castheon Additive Manufacturing Applications Engineer you’ll be at the forefront of aerospace and additive manufacturing technologies. This role will have you front and center with our customers turning their ideas into reality. As one of your main responsibilities you’ll be expected to attend early-stage sales discussions to turn voice of customer into both well-defined requirements and proposals. You’ll also utilize your AM expertise and market leading software to optimize customer geometries for printability and performance. This includes developing support and compensation strategies striving for first-time printing success of the highest quality requirements. At Castheon you’ll be part of a rapidly growing world class engineering team, commonly interfacing internally with program managers, materials and process engineers, technicians, machinists, quality champions, and company leadership. This role reports to the Director of Materials and Manufacturing Technology.

Key Job Responsibilities / Results:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Engineering Responsibilities:

• Research end users’ needs through communication with sales and directly with clients. In some cases, travel to trade shows and customer sites is required.
• Optimize part files to enhance printability, ease of post-processing, and or functionality.
• Create build layouts and files for a range of laser powder bed fusion printing equipment.
• Increase organizational competencies in AM process simulation, topology optimization, and generative design, executing software assessment and acquisitions.
• Develop support structure and machining plans for product realization utilizing both additive and subtractive methods.
• Works with CNC machining team to develop estimates for both full CNC and AM/CNC hybrid projects.
• Supports the quoting process and is responsible for producing build time, machining time, and other information required to assemble timely and accurate quotes.
• Actively participates in team problem solving, process improvement, and decisions.

• Lead internal efforts to enhance our quoting, design, or manufacturing workflows.
• Overtime you may be expected to mentor, teach, and be an engineering technical resource for the organization.

Competencies:

Functional Competencies:

• Problem Solving — Identifying problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Innovative – Generating innovative solutions in work situations; trying different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
• Quality Orientation – Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time. Follows procedures, ensures high-quality output, takes action.
• Customer Focus – Ensuring that the customer perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organizational needs.
• Interpersonal Savvy — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional industrial additive manufacturing lab and office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets. Additionally, you may be required to operate industrial AM equipment.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Previous Additive Manufacturing Experience
• High degree of proficiency in 3D CAD modeling, AM build file preparation, generative design, topology optimization, and/or process simulation.
• Experience with manufacturing /CNC machining processes
• Eligible to work in the United States without company sponsorship

Skills Required:

• Able to work in a dynamic environment with changing priorities to exceed customer expectations
• Works independently, strong work ethic, is self-motivated and able to complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Strong mechanical background and aptitude
• Ability to work on cross-functional teams to support the core business, ensuring quality products are delivered on time
• Computer aptitude (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel)
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in the English language
• Ability to convert a concept to finished design within budget and schedule
• Must be a team player and willing to learn new skills and concepts

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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