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Job No: 503850
Work Type: Staff Full Time (1500 hours or greater)
Location: Dayton, OH
Category: Research Institute Staff
Department: Adv Mfg Engineering - 250714
Pay Grade: R2 - Exempt
Advertised: September 03, 2026
Applications close: September 17, 2026

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

• 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. Experience in conducting 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 to include presentation skills
• 14. Experience generating job routers and BOM's for part manufacture.
• 15. Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. citizen.

An R3 must meet all R2 minimum qualifications in addition to the qualifications listed below:

• 1. 8 years of related experience is required.

• 1. 2+ years of experience performing FEA analysis using ANSYS to include static and dynamic analysis
• 2. Experience with Additive Manufacturing, including print file generation
• 3. Experience with failure analysis, root cause determination and corrective action
• 4. Experience with Model Based Definition generation (SolidWorks preferred)
• 5. Experience developing training
• 6. Experiencing conducting training to internal and external customers
• 7. Hands on experience conducting reverse engineering
• 8. Experience in ISO certified and/or AS9100 certified facility

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.

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