About Us Founded in 2015 to develop the world’s first industrially scalable laser metal additive manufacturing solution, VulcanForms is reshaping how the world manufactures critical products.
About the role
As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing, optimizing, and sustaining Inconel laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) manufacturing processes within VulcanForms' advanced additive manufacturing operations. This hands-on role will focus on driving printer performance, process capability, and production readiness for high-volume manufacturing of nickel-based superalloy components. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience within metal additive manufacturing, precision manufacturing, aerospace, or other high-volume manufacturing environments
- Experience supporting laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), metal additive manufacturing, CNC machining, or similarly complex manufacturing processes
- Strong understanding of process development, statistical process control, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Experience creating manufacturing documentation including work instructions, process specifications, and engineering standards
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex manufacturing issues in a production environment
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
More about this role
As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing, optimizing, and sustaining Inconel laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) manufacturing processes within VulcanForms' advanced additive manufacturing operations. This hands-on role will focus on driving printer performance, process capability, and production readiness for high-volume manufacturing of nickel-based superalloy components.
Working closely with Production, Quality, Materials Engineering, Equipment Engineering, and Operations teams, you will develop robust printing processes, optimize machine utilization, improve first-pass yield, and implement standardized manufacturing methods that enable safe, repeatable, and scalable production. You will provide day-to-day technical leadership on the manufacturing floor while driving continuous improvement across printing operations, process stability, equipment reliability, and product quality.
- Develop, qualify, and optimize Inconel LPBF manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost.
- Own process development for new products from initial print parameter development through production release.
- Support daily production by...
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