We are seeking a Process Development Manager to lead a team of Process Development Engineers responsible for performance research and optimization of Magnus Metal’s Digital Casting™ systems.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role at the heart of our industrialization journey — shaping how digital casting evolves from R&D platform to scalable production infrastructure.
You will define research strategy, ensure technical rigor, and align system performance direction with the company’s technology roadmap and commercial lighthouse engagements.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic Technical Leadership
- Define and drive system performance research strategy
- Align process development roadmap with company industrialization goals
- Serve as a key interface to the CTO on technology direction and performance milestones
- Translate system insights into long-term scalability and digital manufacturing vision
Team Leadership
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers
- Establish KPIs, technical standards, and research methodology
- Foster a culture of structured experimentation and engineering excellence
- Build cross-functional trust across materials, automation, software, and operations
Experimental & System Oversight
- Oversee DOE planning, execution quality, and analytical rigor
- Ensure robust performance validation across modules and full systems
- Drive system-level optimization impacting mechanical performance, repeatability, and production stability
Cross-Functional & External Alignment
- Work closely with R&D, automation, quality, and operations teams
- Interface with executive leadership including the CTO
- Support lighthouse partner engagements with data-backed performance validation
- Lead training initiatives and support system-related IP activities
Requirements:
Education
- M.Sc. in Chemistry, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field
Experience
- 7–10+ years in process development, casting systems, or industrial performance engineering
- 2–3+ years of leadership experience
- Proven experience in complex multidisciplinary systems
- Background in metal casting, metallurgy, additive manufacturing, or heavy industrial equipment
- Strong expertise in DOE and data-driven optimization
Leadership Profile
- Strategic thinker with hands-on technical depth
- Comfortable operating between executive discussions and shop-floor experimentation
- Strong presentation skills, including executive-level communication
- Structured, organized, and execution-driven
- Strong communication skills in multicultural environments
- High learning agility
- Flexibility under technical and schedule constraints
- Proactive, positive attitude
- This is his.her passion
- Fluent English
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