The role
This role will sit within the Additive Manufacturing department, reporting to the Additive Manufacturing Resource Manager. This role delivers key responsibilities within the Additive Manufacturing department, with two primary areas of focus being to develop new MTC capability to deliver value to members, customers and wider UK industry and, technically lead and delivery high quality project work to MTC customers.
In addition, this role will be expected to contribute heavily towards the MTCs metal AM technology strategy, capital investment decisions, technical business development and, proposal of new project work. It is also expected that the successful candidate will support and coaching and mentoring of the wider technical team to support their personal development and development of skills within the AM team and wider MTC.
This role requires an individual who is self-motivated, an excellent communicator and able to effectively manage their time. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a dynamic research environment and able to work well and integrate with others with different background and skills, growing their network of influence to broaden the value and impact of AM both internally and externally to the MTC.
This role may engage with project activities in the Defence sector in the future and therefore, candidates should be willing and able to engage in work in this area and, undertake additional security vetting if required.
Main Responsibilities:
Technical leadership and responsibility for the MTC’s portfolio of Arc-based Directed Energy Deposition (Arc-DED) projects, leading the supply of technical deliverables with support from the wider project delivery team, where required; ensuring work meets or exceeds agreed customer requirements, within agreed budgets and timescales and, to a high level of quality.
Contribution toward strategic development of Additive Manufacturing technologies and, leadership of the MTC’s Arc-DED strategic capability development, capital investments and industrial engagement.
Proposing and undertaking innovative engineering research work focused primarily on technology/manufacturing readiness levels (TRL/MRL) 3+, and able to demonstrate industrial project delivery.
Actively support development of fellow engineers through project delivery and dedicated mentoring and coaching activities, enabling the growth of abundance of key technical skills within the wider AM team.
Person Specification
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience
Technical background and experience in Arc-DED Additive Manufacturing and associated manufacturing process chain
Experience undertaking DED process development activities using structured DoE methodologies
Intimate understanding of DED hardware and software and, their influence on material consolidation and resulting part quality
Knowledge and experience of AM process and materials qualification
Use of different technologies for Arc-DED in-process monitoring
Industrial application of Arc-DED technology for in-service parts
Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience
Knowledge and/or experience of any of the following:Other AM technologies across metals, polymer and/or ceramics
Surface finishing/post processing of AM components.
Metallurgy as it relates to AM
Chartership status with relevant engineering institute or organisation
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