changing lives.
In this role, you will…
- Use Process DFAM principles to identify and optimize post processing strategies for current and new R&D concepts
- Individually operate new additive manufacturing equipment and post processing equipment
- Design, setup and execute experiments to study process-structure-property relationships for polymer AM systems
- Use process-structure-property relationships to optimize printing and post process operations for polymer AM systems
- Use statistical tools to analyze and interpret experiment results.
- Use evidence-based methods to select, optimize and standardize printing and post processing parameters.
- Study and develop metrics for understanding the process capability of the additive manufacturing system.
- Be responsible for writing, maintaining, and transferring work instructions to manufacturing teams.
- Be part of several small cross-functional teams working together to solve problems related to additive manufacturing.
- Participate, and lead select weekly and bi-weekly technical meetings with cross functional groups
- Collect, maintain and organize data in accordance to internal standards.
- Present data, findings, and ideas to the process and cross-functional teams on a weekly basis
- Work closely with the Senior Process Engineer and Manager to create new experiment plans.
- Perform material and product testing using standard and non-standard material testing equipment.
- Complete assigned tasks to develop the process for manufacturing custom orthodontic appliances.
- Create and evaluate prototype machines, measurement equipment, jigs and fixtures.
- Uphold and maintain lab safety practices as defined in the SOP’s and Safety Trainings.
- Foster collaboration with cross functional teams, support onboarding and training of technicians.
In this role, you’ll need …
- MS degree in mechanical or Biomedical Engineering (other scientific disciplines considered) with 5+ years of direct 3D printing experience related to SLA/ Resin based 3D printing machines, or printed medical devices.
- PhD degree in mechanical or relevant interdisciplinary degree with focus on process or post process development for photopolymer based additive manufacturing systems
- Experience with handling and working with chemicals such as Iso propyl alcohol, photopolymers, cleaning agents.
- Knowledge/ Fundamentals of Process Design for Additive Manufacturing.
- Experience in development of printing or post process parameters for a specific application or material.
- Experience in optimizing post process parameters for 3D printed parts
- Experience using instruments such as CT scanners, Surface profilers, Digital microscopes and similar imaging techniques.
- Demonstrable experience highlighting the use of statistical techniques (e.g. DOE) to analyze data and control variation in manufacturing process
- Demonstrable experience in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrable experience in troubleshooting problems with logical approach.
- Demonstrable experience in presenting technical data.
Nice to Have:
- Experience in development of metrics for process control and process capability.
- Collaboration with polymer design/engineering groups is desirable.
- Experience using AM tools such as solidworks, slicer and other toolpath generation SW.
- Experience with SW tools such as JMP, Python, MATLAB etc.
- Experience with building/operating custom 3D printers, material testing, or post processing equipment.
- Experience with 3D printed devices for medical or biomechanical applications
