About the Role

We’re looking for an industry-experienced, hands-on senior engineer with direct metal additive manufacturing experience — someone who has qualified materials and processes, troubleshot builds, analyzed failures and test results, and turned technical findings into reliable production solutions.

You’ll own our metallurgical test lab, lead material and process qualifications across multiple alloy systems, and work directly with AM equipment, materials, engineering, quality, and production to solve technical challenges and establish robust manufacturing processes.

What You'll Do

Build and operate our metallurgical test lab.

Take our internal test lab from concept to day-to-day operation. You’ll help select and qualify equipment, establish test methods and procedures, develop calibration and maintenance requirements, and train others to use the equipment correctly. Capabilities will include particle size distribution, porosity characterization, mechanical testing, and microstructural analysis.

Lead hands-on material and process qualification.

Develop and execute qualifications for stainless steel, nickel, titanium, aluminum, and other alloy systems. You’ll work directly with AM processes and equipment to establish parameters, run trials, evaluate results, and qualify processes to customer and industry requirements, including AMS, ASTM, and SAE standards.

Troubleshoot real manufacturing problems.

When a build, material, or test result doesn’t meet expectations, you’ll help determine why. You’ll use metallurgical analysis, process data, structured experimentation, and hands-on investigation to identify root causes and implement practical corrective actions.

Own qualification from planning through execution.

Lead IQ/OQ/PQ activities, DOE-based studies, process-window development, validation testing, documentation, and technical reporting. You’ll manage multiple qualification efforts and be accountable for driving them through completion.

Partner directly with manufacturing.

Work closely with engineering, quality, and production to translate metallurgical requirements into processes that work on the shop floor. You’ll help establish build and validation documentation in ProShop ERP and develop practical training for the team.

Advance our AM capabilities.

Identify better ways to qualify materials, validate processes, evaluate results, and solve emerging technical challenges as Rennscot’s additive manufacturing business grows.

What We're Looking For

We are open to a range of educational backgrounds — what matters most is what you have done and the impact you have made.

12+ years (H.S. Diploma) | 10+ years (A.A.) | 5+ years (Bachelor's) | 3+ years (Master's) | Ph.D.

A bachelor's or master’s in metallurgical engineering, materials science, or a closely related field is preferred.

Direct, hands-on experience with metal additive manufacturing processes such as laser powder bed fusion, DED, or binder jetting

Experience developing, qualifying, or improving AM materials and manufacturing processes in an industrial environment

Practical experience troubleshooting AM builds, material issues, defects, or process variation

Hands-on metallurgical testing experience, including microstructural analysis, porosity, mechanical testing, and/or powder characterization

Experience working with stainless steel, nickel, titanium, aluminum, or similar alloy systems

Experience executing process or equipment qualification, including IQ/OQ/PQ or comparable validation methodologies

Working knowledge of AMS, ASTM, SAE, customer specifications, or similar manufacturing standards

Experience using DOE, statistical analysis, and process data to make manufacturing decisions

Ability to translate metallurgical principles — including solidification, phase transformations, microstructure, and defect formation — into practical process decisions

Experience documenting qualification activities, test results, technical findings, and recommendations that can withstand internal and customer review