Process Development Manager

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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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
  
  

• M.Sc. in Chemistry, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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