Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Job No:

503837

Work Type:

Staff Full Time (1500 hours or greater)

Location:

Dayton, OH

Category:

Research Institute Staff

Department:

Adv Mfg Engineering - 250714

Pay Grade:

R1/R2 - Exempt

Advertised:

August 31, 2026

Applications close: September 11, 2026

Position Summary:

Are you interested in working for UDRI, a national leader in scientific and engineering research, serving government, industry and nonprofit customers? UDRI contributes to the fulfillment of the University's commitments to education, research and public service through the involvement of students, faculty, Staff, and external partners. Established as the research arm of the University of Dayton in 1956, UDRI achieved $2.75 billion in cumulative sponsored research in 2020. We invite qualified candidates to apply for our AM Engineer opening! This full time and benefit eligible position offers health, dental and vision insurance, retirement, disability, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, vacation, sick, and holiday pay. Apply today!

The position will focus on product development efforts using both Additive Manufacturing (AM) and conventional manufacturing methods. This role supports sustainment activities for aerospace and other equipment components. At a high level, tasks include reverse engineering, CAD design, 2D drawing with focus on application of GD&T, analysis and simulation for selected components. As well, this engineer will be responsible for the overall development effort as a "Product Owner" following all product development process steps for the project and collaborate with various groups for manufacture and qualification test, through project completion. As well, this role is responsible for providing FEA analysis support to other team members. Other efforts include but are not limited to development and delivery of training materials as needed, participate in various technical challenges and team support activities. This role will be working in a highly agile environment and therefore, being a team player and having flexibility, adaptability, attention to detail are key to success.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. BS degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

2. 3+ years of experience in product development

3. 3+ years of experience with Computer Aided Design software, preferably SolidWorks

4. 3+ years of practical experience in 2D drawing generation, including application of GD&T

5. 2+ years of experience in simulation and FEA analysis using an industry standard analysis tool such as ANSYS

6. Practical experience reverse-engineering products/projects

7. Familiarity with various manufacturing processes such as casting, forging, extrusion, CNC machining, injection molding, thermoforming, etc

8. Attention to detail and organizational skills

9. Ability to perform extensive research, catalogue findings during development activities, and write reports for both internal and external use

10. Effective interpersonal communication and presentation skills with coworkers and clients at all levels.

11. Self-motivation with ability to work with minimal supervision

12. Successful collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team

13. Excellent communication skills

14. Ability to work on US government contract

15. Due to requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

1. Hands on experience with Laser Powder Bed Fusion printers

2. Hands on experience with Industrial FDM printers

Special Instructions to

Applicants:

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

Closing Statement:

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.