Manager, Additive & Material Processes

Vast is looking for a Manager, Additive & Material Processes, reporting to the VP, Manufacturing, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities: 

• Motivates and leads a high-performance team while providing technical mentorship and direction to grow the team's skills and capabilities to align with business needs
• Manage and direct the additive manufacturing team to:
  • Additive Materials and Process Development & Qualification to meet AS9100D and NASA specs
  • Additive Hardware Prototyping and Process Development
  • Bring in Generative Design and Design for Additive Capabilities
• Manage the Additive Supply Chain and Consumables
• Manage Internal & External Research Projects and Proposals
• Work closely with the engineering, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure that customer orders are produced on-time, efficiently and cost-effectively
• To achieve success, the candidate will leverage their business knowledge and technical domain experience in manufacturing and additive technologies to promote innovation while balancing risk and investment priorities
• You will leverage your excellent communication skills (verbal and written) as you will be responsible for communicating progress across our multifaceted team to adjacent stakeholders and executives

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in aeronautical, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline
• 4+ years of experience in Metal Additive
• 2+ years of experience in propulsions design or development of metallic additive technologies
• Deep knowledge of metal additive manufacturing technology
• Excellent  interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with engineering and manufacturing groups to understand process constraints and provide design inputs for improved manufacturability

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Master’s degree in manufacturing engineering
• 4+ years of experience operating additive machines, including process control and verifications
• Knowledge of NASA 6030 spec
• Knowledge of AS9100D qualification processes
• Knowledge of various additive and subtractive manufacturing and joining techniques for metals
• Experience managing small to midsize teams of technicians and engineers
• Ability to perform trade studies using first principles and engineering fundamentals
• Experience with NX, SOLIDWORKS
• Excellent communication skills and ability to succinctly present recommendations
• Passion for advancing additive manufacturing technology
• Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment
• Highly self-motivated and able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment