SR. DIR INTEGRATED MATERIALS & PROCESS

SR. DIRECTOR, INTEGRATED MATERIALS AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES - $227,130 TO $312,900 ANNUALLY VulcanForms develops industrially scalable laser metal additive manufacturing technology for aerospace, defense, medical, consumer, and other critical industries. Through advanced additive manufacturing, precision machining, software, automation, and operations expertise, we deliver end-to-end production at scale. About the Role: As Sr. Director, Integrated Materials and Process Technologies, you will lead the development and industrialization of the materials and process technologies at the core of VulcanForms? metal additive manufacturing platform. You will own the technical roadmap across materials, printing processes, post-processing, and integration across gantry-based and galvo-based additive manufacturing systems. This role is suited to a systems-oriented technical leader who can apply first-principles engineering while translating advanced research and development into safe, repeatable, scalable production. You will lead a multidisciplinary organization and collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, commercial, and customer-facing teams to advance VulcanForms? technology and deliver production-ready solutions. Key Responsibilities: - Lead the technical roadmap for advanced materials and integrated process technologies across VulcanForms? additive manufacturing platforms - Deliver critical materials and process technology milestones while balancing development speed, safety, regulatory compliance, cost, quality, and manufacturability - Guide new materials and processes from early-stage development through validation, qualification, industrialization, and repeatable serial production - Establish technical reviews, validation gates, documentation standards, process controls, and engineering practices needed to scale new technologies - Lead and develop a multidisciplinary organization of engineers, scientists, managers, and senior technical contributors - Build technical and organizational capabilities supporting multiple product lines and industry-specific applications - Partner with manufacturing, hardware, software, supply chain, quality, application engineering, and commercial teams - Drive next-generation additive manufacturing applications, printing processes, materials, and post-processing technologies - Support near-term series production requirements while advancing longer-term technical capabilities - Define requirements and specifications for new metal additive manufacturing systems and associated equipment, from powder handling through part finishing - Build scalable engineering and quality frameworks that enable rapid development without compromising technical rigor, process safety, or production reliability - Foster a culture of ownership, urgency, humility, craftsmanship, and first-principles engineering Qualifications: - 8+ years of experience developing and deploying innovative manufacturing processes into production - Significant experience with metal laser powder bed fusion and/or other advanced additive manufacturing technologies - 3+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary engineering, materials, or process development teams in advanced manufacturing environments - Demonstrated success developing, qualifying, and deploying materials and manufacturing processes for certified, regulated, or demanding serial-production applications - Deep technical expertise in materials science and process engineering - Strong systems-level understanding of mechanical systems, controls, thermal management, fluid dynamics, and manufacturing engineering - Proven ability to recruit, develop, and retain high-performing technical talent and leaders - Demonstrated ability to execute ambitious technical programs on aggressive schedules while maintaining engineering rigor, quality, and safety - Experience taking technologi s from