Raydar
Additive Manufacturing Manager
$175K–$225K
Baltimore, Maryland · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- At least five years of applied metal powder-bed printing experience.
- Education
- An undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline focused on mechanics, materials or production, or a closely related field.
About the job
Lead the metal additive manufacturing function, establishing an in-house production lab and overseeing print execution, external production, post-processing, and quality.
What you'll do
- Establish and operate an in-house metal powder-bed lab, including equipment commissioning, procedures, and technician supervision.
- Advise engineers on design for additive manufacturing and oversee an overseas production partner’s processes and deliverables.
- Manage post-build processing, inspection, nonconformances, and improvements to print time, cost, and yield.
What they ask for
- At least five years of applied metal powder-bed printing experience.
- Experience enforcing quality expectations with contract production vendors.
- Operating know-how with high-capacity, multi-beam printers with build volumes of 400 mm or more.
- An undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline focused on mechanics, materials, or production, or a closely related field.
Nice to have
- Exposure to hard-technology startups or demanding metal production sectors such as energy, aerospace, defense, computing, or transportation.
- Experience managing technicians, commissioning multiple printers or an additive workspace, or commissioning a metal additive cell or workshop.
Pay
$175K - $225K (base salary)
Tools
metal powder-bed printing, high-capacity, multi-beam printers, X-ray tomography
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