Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Lead additive manufacturing initiatives centered on enhancing process maturity, achieving industrial qualifications, and integrating manufacturing data, modeling, and digital workflows.

• Collaborate on both UK and international projects, including DECSAM and Future Leaders Fellowship initiatives.

• Work in partnership with colleagues from the UK and globally, as well as industry partners and consortia.

• Take ownership of work packages throughout their lifecycle, encompassing scope definition, planning, milestone management, and reporting to program partners and funding entities.

• Assist in technically driven business development by contributing to proposals, engaging with industry partners, and identifying and nurturing new opportunities.

• Represent ASTM to senior stakeholders in industry and government.

• Ensure contributions result in technically robust, standards-compliant outcomes that promote industrial adoption.

• Engage in technical workshops, standards activities, industry conferences, and speaking opportunities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Background in engineering with hands-on experience in metal additive manufacturing and an understanding of advanced manufacturing technologies.

• Proven capability to apply engineering judgment in real-world project scenarios.

• Comfortable collaborating within a small team across various technical and programmatic activities.

• Openness to challenge assumptions and share perspectives on work methodologies.

• Excellent communication skills for interacting with engineers, partners, and stakeholders.

• Interest in industrial adoption, qualification pathways, or standards-compliant outcomes.

• Practical knowledge of metal additive manufacturing processes, especially PBF or DED.

• Experience in process development, optimization, characterization, or industrial implementation.

• Familiarity with AM data, data lineage, evidence collection, traceability, or digital workflows.

• Competence in inspection, testing, monitoring, or qualification within regulated or industrial settings.

• Expertise in materials engineering related to additive manufacturing, including feedstock, post-processing, and downstream manufacturing.

• Background in supporting manufacturing process qualification, material qualification, quality assurance, or certification activities.

• Degree in Engineering or a closely related technical field.

• Typically, five or more years of relevant engineering experience in industry or applied R&D.

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage technical projects or work packages from scoping and planning through to completion and reporting.

• Proven track record in establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with partners and stakeholders across industry, academia, and government.

• Candidates must be based in the UK.

• Must possess the right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available.

• Familiarity or experience with materials modeling, simulation, or data-driven methodologies would be advantageous.

• Preferred industrial sector expertise in Defence, Aerospace, or Energy.

• A Master’s degree or PhD is a plus.

• Additional postgraduate qualifications or equivalent industrial research and development experience would be beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• An opportunity to join a small, highly skilled UK team integrated within ASTM International’s global advanced manufacturing organization.

• A role positioned at the crossroads of additive manufacturing, broader advanced manufacturing, and standards.

• Significant responsibility from the outset, with the autonomy to influence work delivery.

• Engagement with UK and international projects, publicly funded programs, industrial partnerships, and standards-driven initiatives.

• A collaborative atmosphere that values technical judgment, curiosity, and integrity.

• Continuous professional development and learning alongside globally recognized experts within ASTM and Wohlers Associates.

• Opportunities for interaction with international partners, committees, and technical communities.

• Chance to represent ASTM through technical workshops, standards activities, industry conferences, and speaking engagements.

• Primarily remote working arrangement.

• UK and international travel opportunities for program delivery, partner engagement, and public technical activities.