Technology Management Application Development Lead

External Job Description

About POWERTECH

POWERTECH is a center of excellence for propulsion technologies, specializing in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of combustion engines, expendable turbojet engines, and turbofan engines for a wide range of aerospace, defence, and autonomous applications, including fixed- and rotary-wing UAVs and other advanced platforms.

Role summary

You will be the senior technologist who turns POWERTECH’s world-class AM capabilities into fieldable solutions for our propulsion systems. Reporting to the Division Manager and sitting on the leadership team, you will own the technology roadmap, steer application engineering sprints from concept to TRL 6-7 prototypes, and mentor a multi-disciplinary group of engineers. 

Key responsibilities

• Strategy & roadmap: Develop and maintain a 3-year AM technology & application roadmap linked to the company’s priorities and TRL/MRL gates. Lead horizon-scans and proof-of-concept studies for emerging processes, alloys and digital threads.
• Application engineering: Run design-for-AM (DfAM) sprints with the internal design team: requirement capture, topology/lattice studies, cost-benefit model. Serve as chief engineer for demonstrator builds, ensuring weight, performance and cost targets are met through.
• Technical leadership: Provide authoritative design and process guidance; review high-risk build files, post-processing protocols and qualification test plans. Coach and develop a team of application, prototype and IP engineers; foster a culture of technical excellence and rapid learning.
• IP & business development: Identify patentable inventions, manage invention disclosures and coordinate filings with Legal.
• Governance & compliance: Ensure all application programme follow the necessary standards and certifications. Track schedule, budget, and risk.

Mandatory qualifications

• Education: M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Mechanical, Materials, Aerospace or related engineering discipline.
• Experience: 5+ years in additive manufacturing or advanced product development, with 2+ years at Principal/Lead level driving technology strategy and leading cross-functional teams.  
• Domain depth: Demonstrated mastery of metal AM (PBF-LB, EBM, DED or WAAM) and polymer/composite AM, including process qualification and certification pathways.
• Leadership: Track-record of mentoring engineers and influencing executives.

Desired skills

• Familiarity with PLM/MES tools and data-lake architectures for in-situ monitoring.
• Knowledge of patent landscaping, and tech-transfer agreements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to brief senior military audiences.  

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