Senior Manager, Additive Fleet

The role

The Senior Manager, Additive Fleet manages the day-to-day performance of a laser powder bed fusion printer fleet. This person leads technicians and operators to produce metal heat exchanger hardware and owns preventive maintenance and machine health monitoring.

What you will do

• Own fleet uptime and drive continuous improvement in machine-to-machine consistency.
• Build and maintain a preventive maintenance program.
• Lead, schedule, and develop the team of technicians and operators.
• Develop machine health monitoring using machine data and sensor feeds.
• Evaluate and make decisions on hardware and software upgrades.
• Lead fleet expansion planning including layout, staffing, and process readiness.
• Build repeatable processes across different machine models.
• Own the learning curve on new machine technology and platforms.
• Walk the shop floor regularly to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues that threaten fleet uptime.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field, with a focus on advanced manufacturing.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with LPBF additive manufacturing in a production environment.
• Experience leading a team, either in a formal management role or as a lead technical contributor.
• Hands-on skill running and troubleshooting LPBF machines at the operator and technician level.
• Track record of driving process improvement on production additive manufacturing equipment.
• Thorough understanding of machine optical calibration and its impact on part quality and machine-to-machine consistency.
• Ability to analyze machine data and sensor/log data to make fleet-level decisions.
• Understanding of the physics underlying LPBF machine operation.
• Ability to evaluate and adopt new machine hardware and software.
• Self-starter who identifies problems proactively and is willing to work hands-on at the machine level.
• Ability to lead and develop a team of technicians.
• Ability to work through the uncertainty of adopting new machine technology.

Nice to have

• Experience with Colibrium Additive (formerly GE Additive) machines

Benefits

• Medical Plans, with PPO or HDHD options
• Dental Plans, with buy-up option
• Vision Plan
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plans, with buy-up options
• Short Term Disability, paid for by the company
• Long Term Disability, paid for by the company
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401k/Roth 401k
• Voluntary Accident Plans
• Voluntary Critical Illness Plans
• Hospital Indemnity Plan

Before you apply

• We are not accepting candidates who require sponsorship for this role at this time.

About the company

Hyliion develops distributed power generators that can operate on various fuel sources. The company is committed to creating innovative solutions for clean, flexible and affordable electricity production.