Additive Manufacturing Manager

About the company Our client is an industrial hardware company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead a metal additive manufacturing function, from establishing an in-house production lab through to print execution, post-build processing and inspection. The role serves as the technical authority on printability and oversees an outside production partner against agreed standards. What you'll do - Establish and run an in-house metal powder bed lab, covering equipment purchase, machine commissioning, operating procedures and supervision of a lab technician. - Serve as the design-for-additive expert alongside engineers, making large, thin-walled, internal-channel components printable and catching problems early. - Own the technical relationship with an overseas manufacturing partner, challenging their assumptions, approving process parameters and build files, and rejecting work that misses specification. - Oversee post-build processing and quality control, from powder and support removal through heat treatment and inspection, and drive nonconformances to root cause. - Reduce print time, cost and yield loss across production. - Travel to overseas factories once or twice a year and help shape a future production facility. Requirements What we're looking for - At least five years of applied metal powder-bed printing experience. - Record of enforcing quality expectations on contract production vendors. - Operating know-how on high-capacity, multi-beam printers with build volumes of 400 mm or more. - Familiarity with downstream steps such as thermal stabilization, powder extraction from internal passages, X-ray tomography inspection, pressure and leak checks, and corrective-action reporting. - Skill in modifying part geometry so it builds more reliably, lighter, faster or more economically. - An undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline focused on mechanics, materials or production, or a closely related field. - Able to be on-site two to three days weekly, living within commuting distance of the region or willing to relocate. - Flexibility to take calls outside standard hours and to travel abroad one or two times annually. Bonus points - Exposure to hard-technology startups or to demanding metal production in sectors such as energy, aerospace, defense, computing or transportation. - Experience managing technicians, or progressing from technician to manager. - Track record of bringing several 3D printers into service or building out a compact additive workspace. - Experience commissioning a metal additive cell or workshop, including equipment installation, powder handling, inert gas and safety. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Salary: $175K - $225K - Equity Location and work model - Baltimore, Maryland, United States - Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Arlington, Virginia, United States - Hybrid, two to three days a week in the office - Full-time