Beehive Industries is dedicated to Powering American Defense by revolutionizing the design, development, and delivery of jet propulsion systems to support the warfighter. Through the integration of additive manufacturing, the company aims to meet the growing and urgent needs for unmanned aerial defense by dramatically improving a jet engine's speed to market, fuel efficiency, and cost.
Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, with additional facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee, Loveland Ohio, and Mount Vernon, Ohio. Beehive is committed to grow and advance the defense industrial base while manufacturing exclusively in the USA. This role will be located at our Englewood, Colorado facility.
Job Description
Beehive Industries is dedicated to Powering American Defense by revolutionizing the design, development, and delivery of jet propulsion systems to support the warfighter. Through the integration of additive manufacturing, the company aims to meet the growing and urgent needs for unmanned aerial defense by dramatically improving a jet engine's speed to market, fuel efficiency, and cost.
Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, with additional facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee, Loveland Ohio, and Mount Vernon, Ohio. Beehive is committed to grow and advance the defense industrial base while manufacturing exclusively in the USA. This role will be located at our Knoxville, TN facility.
Role Overview:
The Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer is a key part of a team involved in the development and optimization of additive parts and components for the Aerospace and Defense industries. This role specifically focuses on leading process development from build preparation and printing through post-processing, including heat treatment, machining, and quality assurance for new additive applications.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on process development for metal AM technologies, industry best practices, and best process solutions to support our AM requirements.
- Develop and optimize the entire suite of AM process for metal printer recipes, post machining, heat treatments, surface finishes and NDT.
- Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and be comfortable working through complex and collaborative problem solving.
- Work with design engineers on DFAM for the adoption and transition of printing modalities.
- Support and drive learning from CAD data through simulation, design compensation, optimization, support generation, build prep, and production guidelines and documentation.
- Provide feedback to design engineers and production floor to continuously improve the AM part production process.
- Perform analysis, characterization, simulation, test, and verification of AM hardware as well as AM materials properties and analyze results from downstream fabrication and testing operations to inform process improvements.
- Generate and release additive process specifications to control product quality and establish build qualification and product acceptance criteria.
- Work closely with stakeholders in achieving and maintaining aerospace and defense driven AM process and facility qualifications and certifications.
- Advise on materials, machines, and process parameters to build parts that meet specifications.
- Actively and closely work with quality engineers to identify and qualify vendors and suppliers for materials and post process services.
- Travel approximately 10% across Beehive's manufacturing sites to manage the technology development programs.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline with typically a minimum of 5 years of related experience or a master's with 3 years of related experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in additive manufacturing processes development with the focus on L-PBF process.
- Hands-on in operation of Additive Manufacturing L-PBF machines, process parameter development and direct experience working on building parts AM machines such as EOS M400, etc.
- Process knowledge for metal AM to make successful builds in Nickle, Aluminum, and Titanium alloys.
- Proficient in using software focusing on design for AM and build-file preparation, process simulation, and in-process monitoring.
- Knowledge and application of post printing processes for metal 3D printed parts, such as drying, sintering, heat treatment schedules, surface finishing, and powder removal.
- Experience working in an AS9100, and ISO9000 environment.
- Knowledge of AM and Aerospace industry standards, including ASTM, ISO, AMS, SAE, etc.
- Knowledge in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
Preferred Qualifications: (any skill that could be a plus)
- Served 5+ years in an AM shop environment, specializing in 3D printing operation and maintenance of AM machines especially L-PBF for Aerospace and Defense Industry.
- Experience working with machine OEMS on parameter development and machine commissioning.
- Knowledge of AM metal powders handling and re-use process.
- Experience with optical scanning or evaluating AM hardware. Familiar with Design for Additive Manufacturing concepts.
If this sounds like you, please submit an application with your resume. This could be the opportunity you are looking for to expand your skills, contribute to a winning team, and work with talented people who love what they do and take pride in our mission.
Beehive Industries offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes group Medical, Dental, Life, and Short and Long-Term disability coverage from day one. We also offer a generous 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a Company match. Every role at Beehive Industries is bonus eligible, and will also receive equity in the company.
Beehive Industries is committed to full compliance with applicable anti-discrimination laws. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We strive to create an inclusive work environment and will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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