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Metal Materials Manager

At Markforged, we are on a mission to unlock the next 10x innovation in design and manufacturing. We build an Industrial 3D Printing Platform to liberate designers and engineers from decades-old, slow part creation processes. The Markforged platform includes a full ecosystem of 3D printers for metal, composite, and plastic parts; purpose-built metal & carbon-reinforced materials for strength and beautiful finishes; and cloud software for turning drawings into high-strength printing.

Experience, skills and credentials: • Metallurgy and metallurgical failure analysis • AWS Certified Welding Inspector #13121001 • Professional Metallurgical Engineer, Massachusetts #50831 • Advanced materials characterization techniques including x-ray diffraction , scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and nanoindentation • Advanced materials processing techniques including additive manufacturing, electrodeposition, magnetron sputtering (inside and outside of clean rooms), and arc melting • Project management • Creativity, analytical thinking and problem solving • Organizing and working in multidisciplinary teams • Writing comprehensive reports, including literature reviews