Additive Manufacturing Engineer
As a successful family-owned company on a path to global growth, the Brose Group offers challenging responsibilities and exciting career opportunities to performance-driven, skilled specialists with solid professional knowledge and proven career expertise who wish to contribute to our company’s success.
Your tasks
- Promote and Expand Additive Manufacturing Usage: Actively support the headquarter and all plant locations in the region to strengthen and increase the application of additive manufacturing technologies.
- Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM): Utilize strong design skills to create and optimize parts specifically for additive manufacturing processes, ensuring functionality and cost efficiency.
- Provide Training and Technical Support: Deliver hands-on training and guidance to engineers, technicians, and operators on 3D printing technologies, best practices, and design principles by creating your own training material.
- Operate and Maintain Additive Equipment: Ensure proficiency in operating all available 3D printers and related equipment, including troubleshooting and maintenance.
- Technology Research and Continuous Learning: Stay up to date with emerging additive manufacturing technologies and processes; proactively evaluate and implement new solutions to maintain a competitive edge.
- Cost Optimization through Additive Solutions: Identify opportunities to leverage additive manufacturing for cost savings in production, tooling, and prototyping.
- Standardization and Best Practices: Develop and implement standardized procedures and guidelines for additive manufacturing across all supported locations.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with design, production, and quality teams to integrate additive manufacturing into existing workflows and projects.
- Project Management and Reporting: Manage additive manufacturing projects from concept to completion, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with company objectives.
- Quality Assurance and Compliance: Ensure all additive manufacturing processes meet internal quality standards and comply with relevant industry regulations.
Your Profile
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Additive Manufacturing, or similar.
- Strong knowledge of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) principles.
- Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, CATIA, NX).
- Hands-on experience with multiple 3D printing technologies (FDM, SLS, SLA, Metal AM).
- Ability to operate and maintain 3D printers and post-processing equipment.
- Understanding of materials used in AM (polymers, metals, composites).
- Self-driven and proactive in learning new technologies.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and training abilities.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple plant locations.
Brose offers a high-tech work environment and a wide range of benefits. Along with competitive performance-based compensation and health insurance, our employees also benefit from attractive social and family-oriented programs throughout our North American locations*. Our benefits packages include comprehensive medical and insurance. Brose also provides educational assistance and a variety of community outreach, family, and sporting events. Flexible working hours and a collaborative work environment give our employees the freedom to balance work and personal life. Brose believes in investing in people. We offer a wide range of development programs with great opportunity for individual growth through training, international or regional assignments and tailored career paths. Our objective is to provide our employees the tools necessary to live a balanced life, experience a rewarding work environment and contribute to our surrounding communities.
*Benefits package may vary slightly per location
Nearest Major Market: Detroit