Job Title: Additive Manufacturing Research Director, America Makes

About America Makes

America Makes is the Nation’s leading public-private partnership for Additive Manufacturing technology and education. Our members from industry, academia, government, workforce, and economic development organizations, work together to accelerate the adoption of AM and the nation’s global manufacturing competitiveness, focusing on three core missions - Technology Development, Education and Workforce Development, and Ecosystem.

About the role and team

As Additive Manufacturing Research Director, you will be part of a diverse team that is collaborating to grow and mature the additive manufacturing supply chain. The Additive Manufacturing Research Director will be responsible for a variety of activities to include but not limited to developing strategic partnerships, increasing awareness of the America Makes mission, convening and growing membership, driving technical thought leadership, and supporting the technology centric team of America Makes. As owner of these core activities, the Additive Manufacturing Research Director will play a critical role in driving value out of and for the technology portfolio.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative and creative team player with a passion for additive manufacturing and advanced manufacturing technologies. They bring extensive experience in developing and scaling manufacturing technology, strategic partnerships, and driving stakeholder engagement. The candidate is also detail and task oriented as this role requires the team member to both think strategically and execute tasks operationally.

The team culture is innovative, creative, and fast paced. Members of the team need to be adaptive and thrive in an ambiguous environment. This role is part of a collaborative team, but a candidate with a "self-starter" personality who has high emotional intelligence will thrive in this role.

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Awareness of existing state of the art in additive manufacturing technology to identify and prioritize engagement opportunities and convert relationships and technical understanding to tangible impact drivers for the larger America Makes consortia and domestic AM supply chain.
• Identify industry centric gaps to proactively address alignment to AM technology capability while engaging partners and members to support the mission
• Technical writing and presentation of technical information to various technical and non-technical audiences.
• Leverage existing and forming new government stakeholder relationships to improve awareness around Institute objectives and goals and defining alignment between various stakeholder needs/priorities.
• Drive coordination and engagement with AM standards development community
• Grow and develop an inclusive, diverse, and engaged team culture who is aligned around value generation and performance through excellence in research portfolio execution.
• Drive value creation of the research portfolio through promoting the tenants of effective technical communications – goals, objectives, motivations, approach, success metrics, data management, and reporting.
• Support the Technology Director and other America Makes coworkers on ongoing activities, initiatives, and objectives.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestic and international.

On a typical day, you might:

• Review and critically evaluate technical data, proposals, and presentations.
• Assist members of program management team with technical questions, risk assessments, or project planning challenges.
• Engage in virtual or in-person group discussions regarding various strategic technology roadmaps spanning various scientific and engineering disciplines – design, materials, processing, inspection, dynamics, etc.
• Identify speakers or authors to contribute to conferences, journals, or webinars.
• Deliver a technical presentation on America Makes research efforts.
• Moderate panel discussions on high priority or emerging technological challenges.
• Facilitate a virtual or in-person workshop for prioritizing future technology development/investment or coordinating standardization activities.
• Meet with an external stakeholder to advance a Memorandum of Understanding, agreeing on how the two organizations will support each other in mission execution.
• Advise on alignment between new or emerging opportunities for AM technologies and relationships to stakeholder needs or existing technology readiness level(s).
• Contribute to the development of request for proposal(s) or technical proposal(s) including technical approach, objectives, topic areas, requirements, and industrial strategic relevance.
• Engage with a local, regional, national government personnel to drive alignment of technology state of the art or development to domestic manufacturing competitiveness or national security priorities.
• Report out to America Makes Leadership on status and next steps of an ongoing technology program.

About our ideal candidate:

• Exhibit a passion to maintain familiarity with America Makes operations, the research portfolio, and broader efforts of AM community
• A willingness to support a culture of continuous process improvement
• Ability to evaluate research (applied or fundamental) and understand merits and impact
• Prior experience with government contracting (IP, export, and data management) and proposal writing required
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Able to tailor communications to various audiences – various industry sectors, technical and non-technical
• Bachelor’s degree in related engineering or science discipline
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with AM research, manufacturing operations, or product development
• Experience leading diverse and multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience with technical writing and production of peer reviewed publications
• Experience in developing, conducting, or participating in structured brainstorming/workshops preferred
• Ability to deliver technical presentations, interpret data, and explain findings / outcomes / trends required
• You have successfully identified and converted business development opportunities through understanding and addressing engineering, executive, manufacturing, and/or regulatory stakeholder needs
• Demonstrated ability to apply business acumen to explain and prioritize research
• Experience in collaboration coupled with value proposition acumen to drive research and technology maturation efforts
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategic stakeholder and partnership development programs, designed to increase engagement, drive mission impact, and grow technology portfolio value generation
• Relevant and successful experience operating in a technology maturation space, ideally around Additive Manufacturing or other relevant manufacturing technologies (special processes or welding)
• Proficient in Microsoft office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Prior experience with project/program management a plus

Additional things about you:

• Self-starter and life learner required
• Self-directed individual with demonstrated ability to prioritize independently to meet deadlines and drive mission impact
• Exhibit a passion for serving the nation and improving the U.S. global manufacturing competitiveness.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and understand how to support stakeholders needs
• Enjoy strategic, critical, and creative thinking.
• Familiarity and experience with manufacturing specifications and/or standards a plus
• Prior experience with government funded research consortia a plus
• Familiarity with manufacturing quality assurance, control protocols, and management systems a plus
• Strong publication record a plus
• Experience in energy, healthcare, or automotive industry a plus
• Experience and competency in commercializing technology a plus

Requirements:

NCDMM, as a government contractor, is required to verify all employees through the E-Verify system to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.

About NCDMM:

NCDMM delivers innovative and collaborative manufacturing solutions that enhance the U.S. workforce and economic competitiveness by identifying the needs, stakeholders, technologies, and processes to achieve optimal solutions for the defense industrial base. NCDMM collaborates with government, industry, and academia to bring the best solutions and technologies to meet client needs.

NCDMM is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

For information on NCDMM visit our website at www.ncdmm.org

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $140,000.00 - $155,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Additive Manufacturing: 5 years (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Required)

Work Location: One location

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