Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer

Position Overview: The Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer will own the technical execution, optimization, and continuous improvement of Velo3D’s Rapid Production Solutions (RPS) metal additive manufacturing operations. This role serves as the technical bridge between additive production, post-processing, metrology, and manufacturing engineering—ensuring complex customer hardware progresses from build through shipment with exceptional quality, predictable cycle times, and clear technical ownership. The ideal candidate is a hands-on manufacturing leader who thrives at the intersection of process development and production execution, driving improvements in yield, throughput, dimensional accuracy, and overall process capability.

Responsibilities

Own post-build quality and inspection: Evaluate printed parts through visual inspection, process review, 3D scanning, CAD/drawing deviation analysis, and inspection reporting.

Develop post-processing workflows: Program and optimize furnace thermal cycles, depowdering, Solukon recipes, and wire EDM operations to improve repeatability and throughput.

Improve dimensional control: Maintain shrink-rate data and apply scaling or compensation strategies based on build height, geometry, material, and deformation trends.

Support DfAM and technical problem solving: Provide design-for-additive guidance and resolve issues such as cracking, deformation, and dimensional nonconformance.

Drive production improvements: Partner with operations, quality, EDM, furnace, depowdering, and shipping/receiving teams to improve handoffs, yield, capability, and production flow.

Lead corrective actions and stakeholder support: Support NCRs, root cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions, plant objectives, and customer-facing technical discussions as needed.

Qualifications

Experience: 8+ years in metal additive manufacturing, production engineering, or advanced manufacturing.

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.

Work authorization: U.S. citizenship required due to government contract and security requirements.

Technical expertise: Strong knowledge of GD&T, dimensional inspection, scan-based metrology, process improvement, and compensation strategies.

Continuous improvement: Proven ability to define problems, run experiments, analyze data, implement solutions, and standardize improvements in production environments.

Production-floor collaboration: Comfortable working directly with operators and technicians to resolve real-time technical issues.

Communication and leadership: Able to influence and align stakeholders across engineering, operations, quality, program management, and leadership.

About the Company:

Velo, Velo3D, Sapphire and Intelligent Fusion are registered trademarks of Velo3D, Inc. Without Compromise, Flow, Flow Developer, and Assure are trademarks of Velo3D, Inc.

With the only SupportFree laser powder bed fusion capability, we enable on-demand manufacturing of production quality Titanium, Inconel, and Aluminum parts with an unprecedented degree of design freedom and quality control. The VELO3D award-winning solution includes an integrated offering of hardware and software: Sapphire® metal AM production printer, Flow™ print preparation software, Assure™ quality assurance and control system, and an integrated manufacturing process that runs throughout the printing operation.

Our team enjoys excellent benefits including healthcare coverage and 401(K) employer contributions. We believe in transparency and recognizing exceptional efforts through our monthly all-hands meetings and team member appreciation awards.

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The starting base salary for this full-time position is between $145,000 and $155,000. This salary range reflects the minimum and maximum target for this position in the U.S. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience, job-related skills, related education, work location, and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. In addition to a competitive base salary and a comprehensive benefits package, this position may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and equity program, as applicable.

Velo3D provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to, and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on, race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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