Lead Manufacturing Integration Engineer
$130k - $150k
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Wilmington, MA, USA
In Person
Manufacturing & Process EngineeringManufacturing Engineering
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 7–10+ years of engineering experience in manufacturing or product development.
- 3+ years of experience with metal additive manufacturing technologies.
- Strong understanding of Design for Additive Manufacturing principles.
- Experience with computer numerical control machining, tooling and fixture design, heat treatment, finishing, and secondary manufacturing processes.
- Proficiency with computer-aided design software such as SolidWorks, Netfabb, nTop, and Magics or comparable tools.
- Experience interpreting geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, engineering drawings, and inspection results.
- Strong technical leadership, project planning, communication, and hands-on problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional development of new metal additively manufactured products from concept through production launch.
- Evaluate customer requirements and convert them into manufacturable product designs.
- Develop and execute product development plans, including design reviews, risk assessments, and validation activities.
- Serve as the technical lead for new product introductions.
- Develop and define end-to-end machining, heat treatment, finishing, and inspection processes.
- Establish manufacturing documentation, including work instructions, standard operating procedures, and process control plans.
- Create and optimize three-dimensional computer-aided design models and engineering drawings.
- Apply Design for Additive Manufacturing principles to maximize performance, manufacturability, and cost efficiency.
- Design fixtures, tooling, supports, and secondary machining strategies.
- Perform engineering analyses, including tolerance stack-ups, thermal distortion evaluation, and structural assessments.
- Participate in technical reviews, design discussions, and project planning meetings.
- Collaborate with Quality Engineering to develop inspection strategies and validation plans.
- Perform root cause analysis and corrective actions for manufacturing issues.
- Drive continuous improvement using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Support qualification and certification activities for aerospace, medical, defense, or industrial applications.
- Evaluate emerging additive manufacturing post-processing technologies, materials, and software.
- Lead process development initiatives to improve part quality and manufacturing efficiency.
- Support equipment selection, installation, and commissioning of new manufacturing systems.
- Support quotation activities by estimating manufacturing costs and production timelines.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices.
Desired Qualifications
- A master's degree in Engineering or Materials Science.
- Knowledge of titanium, stainless steel, nickel superalloys, aluminum, cobalt chrome, or tool steels.
- Experience with finite element analysis and topology optimization.
- Experience with computer-aided manufacturing programming, five-axis machining, wire electrical discharge machining, coordinate measuring machines, computed tomography scanning, metallography, and surface metrology.
- Experience with finite element analysis, topology optimization, thermal distortion prediction, or tolerance simulation.
- Familiarity with AS9100, ISO 9001, first article inspection/AS9102, process failure mode and effects analysis, control plans, statistical process control, measurement systems analysis, and statistical qualification.
- Experience supporting capital-equipment selection and commissioning.
About the company
Area Printing is a high-volume 3D metal printing technology for industrial production. It builds metal parts layer by layer from powder using a specialized additive process to produce complex components quickly and with lower costs and higher quality than traditional methods. It’s designed for large-scale manufacturing in sectors like automotive, aerospace, and construction, enabling digital, on-demand production and reducing the number of conventional fabrication steps. The approach emphasizes green manufacturing and local, resilient supply chains, aiming to lower CO2 emissions and bring metal production closer to end users.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$177.9M
Headquarters
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Founded
2015
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- America Makes selected Seurat in July 2026 for defense additive qualification funding.
- Seurat’s website in August 2026 still markets high-volume serial production and contract manufacturing.
- NVIDIA’s 2023 backing and $99 million round still validate Seurat’s technical ambition.
What critics are saying
- Revelio shows headcount fell to 89 in March 2026, crushing commercialization capacity.
- Only one 2026 job posting signals stalled scaling and thin operational execution.
- If Area Printing misses automotive and defense qualification deadlines, Seurat becomes a science project.
What makes Seurat Technologies unique
- Area Printing decouples speed and resolution, targeting serial metal production, not prototyping.
- Seurat holds 130-plus patents, rooted in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory research.
- Seurat sells contract manufacturing, not just printers, tightening customer lock-in and process control.
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