Job Description
The Additive Manufacturing Product Design Engineer is responsible for translating customer requirements into manufacturable, high-performance product solutions for aerospace, medical, automotive, and industrial applications. This role focuses on the design of components balancing features, finishes, form, and function against manufacturability and cost. The position will partner closely with engineering, manufacturing, fulfilment, and quality teams to translate product requirements into compelling, manufacturable designs. Unlike a traditional mechanical design role, this position emphasizes translating customer requirements into manufacturable, high-performance solutions by leveraging SDM’s capabilities in additive manufacturing, post-processing, rapid prototyping, and cross-functional product development. The role serves as a bridge between customer needs, engineering constraints, and AM production capabilities to deliver validated, production-ready solutions. This is a hybrid role with 25% travel.
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Required Skills & Experience
· Must be Export Control compliant (ITAR)
· Demonstrated experience in product design focused on aesthetics, features, and finishes rather than core mechanical design.
· Strong portfolio showcasing form development, surface design, materials, and finishing detail.
· Experience working with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.
· Proficiency with relevant design and visualization tools (e.g., CAD for surfaces, rendering, and concept development).
· Strong aesthetic judgment and attention to detail.
· Ability to clearly articulate design intent and rationale to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
· Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence without authority.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
· Experience designing products for aerospace, medical, or other regulated industries.
· Familiarity with additive manufacturing and advanced production methods.
· Understanding of design for manufacturability, secondary processes (e.g., coatings, textures, assembly,post-processing), and quality control methods.
· Exposure to medical device usability, human factors, or cleanroom-oriented design.
· Experience with actual product design from concept through production launch.
· Experience designing parts for injection molding, including parting lines, draft, ribs, bosses, shutoffs, and tooling considerations.
· Experience integrating multiple manufacturing methods into hybrid product solutions.
· Familiarity with electronics packaging, thermal management, EMI/ESD protection, or robotics integration
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.