Sr. Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

Sr. Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Dandy is transforming the massive and antiquated dental industry—an industry worth over $200B. Backed by some of the world’s leading venture capital firms, we’re on an ambitious mission to simplify and modernize every function of the dental practice through technology. As we expand our reach globally, Dandy is building the operating system for dental offices around the world—empowering clinicians and their teams with technology, innovation, and world-class support to achieve more for their practices, their people, and their patients. OVERVIEW As a Senior Manager of Advanced Manufacturing & Automation for Dandy’s Removables product line, you will lead a hands-on team responsible for developing, industrializing, and scaling next-generation dental manufacturing systems. You’ll own key automation and process development programs end-to-end—partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to deliver improvements in safety, quality, throughput, yield, and cost. This role is ideal for a technically strong manufacturing leader who enjoys being close to the work: translating requirements into equipment and process solutions, driving vendor execution, and ensuring new capabilities launch reliably into production—especially in metal additive manufacturing workflows supporting removable partial denture components (e.g., CoCr frameworks). Travel: Up to 30% during peak project phases (vendor FAT/SAT, line launches, supplier development). WHAT YOU’LL DO OWN EXECUTION OF THE AUTOMATION + MANUFACTURING ROADMAP (HANDS-ON) - Drive a portfolio of programs that improve Removables manufacturing performance (OEE, yield, scrap, cycle time, labor efficiency). - Convert high-level business goals into clear technical requirements, project plans, and executable milestones. - Identify automation opportunities and lead feasibility, ROI justification, and implementation planning (capex + operating impact). LEAD CROSS-FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMS FROM CONCEPT TO PRODUCTION - Serve as day-to-day program lead interfacing with Operations, Quality, Product, and Engineering to deliver manufacturing capability. - Run project governance: schedules, risks, tradeoffs, change control, validation plans, and launch readiness. - Coordinate internal teams and integration vendors for equipment development, controls/software integration, and production deployment. METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS DEVELOPMENT (COCR + POST-PROCESSING) - Lead industrialization and continuous improvement of metal AM workflows (e.g., SLM/DMLS) used for Removables components. - Own end-to-end process capability: build prep, parameter windows, orientation/support strategy, powder handling, de-powdering, heat treatment, separation, finishing, inspection, and downstream fit/function. - Define and implement robust process controls, traceability, and quality criteria for critical-to-quality features. - Partner with Quality/Regulatory to ensure validation approach fits a precision/regulated manufacturing environment. EQUIPMENT LIFECYCLE + VENDOR LEADERSHIP (FAT/SAT, VALIDATION, RELIABILITY) - Lead equipment selection and vendor execution: URS/FRS, design reviews, acceptance criteria, and contract deliverables. - Personally drive FAT/SAT protocols, production qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ-style where applicable), and ramp plans. - Improve equipment uptime and reliability through structured problem solving (root cause, corrective actions, spares strategy, PM optimization). DATA-DRIVEN MANUFACTURING + SYSTEMS INTEGRATION - Drive adoption of data visibility and controls (MES/SCADA integration, historian/data pipelines, alarms, dashboards). - Implement practical Industry 4.0 concepts where they provide tangible benefit (traceability, predictive maintenance signals, automated quality gates). PEOPLE LEADERSHIP (DIRECT REPORTS) - Manage and develop a team of manufacturing/automation engineers and/or program lead ... (truncated, view full listing at source)