Principal Additive Manufacturing Engineer - Applications

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $125,000.00- $180,000.00 / Annually

Principal Additive Manufacturing Engineer - Applications

Company Overview

Nikon AM Synergy is a metal additive manufacturing (AM) supplier for the aerospace and defense industry, focused on the design and manufacture of hardware to customer requirements. Our objective is to support the growth of the AM industry by providing exceptional engineering services to our customers, allowing them to leverage AM in ways that they previously thought impossible.

Position Overview

The Principal Additive Manufacturing Engineer - Applications is a senior technical authority and customer-facing leader. This individual will engage directly with aerospace and defense primes, OEMs, and government stakeholders to shape how additive manufacturing is applied to their most challenging programs. Operating at a peer-to-peer level with senior customer engineers, the Principal Engineer will guide strategy, influence design and qualification decisions, and ensure that Nikon AM Synergy delivers innovative and reliable AM solutions that meet mission-critical objectives.

Reports to :

Chief Operations Officer

Responsible for :

• Acting as the technical lead and trusted advisor for key aerospace and defense accounts.
• Leading technical strategy for customer programs, ensuring AM adoption delivers measurable mission impact.
• Providing thought leadership on AM applications, standards, and qualification methods to customer stakeholders.
• Representing Nikon AM Synergy in senior-level technical discussions, reviews, and program strategy meetings with customers.
• Translating customer mission requirements into enterprise-level AM solutions, balancing performance, risk, and cost.
• Driving internal capability development based on customer needs and future defense / aerospace requirements.
• Coaching and mentoring engineers across the organization to elevate Nikon AM Synergys customer-facing technical depth.
• Ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and regulatory standards (AS9100D, NADCAP, ITAR).

Job Duties

Skills

Education / General Requirements