Overview
The Advanced Research Engineer - Metrology role at MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre focuses on the technical delivery of projects and supports the development of project-related activities across The MTC, working across technology departments and industrial sectors. In particular, this role delivers projects and research using non-contact metrology techniques and the associated analysis.
Responsibilities
* Largely independent delivery of larger projects' technical deliverables, and act as Technical Lead for smaller projects where required; ensuring work meets or exceeds agreed customer requirements within budgets and timescales.
* Undertake innovative Engineering research work focused primarily on technology/manufacturing readiness levels (TRL/MRL) 3+, and able to demonstrate industrial project delivery.
* Contribute to the identification, technical specification and delivery of new and novel technology capability into the MTC, customers, or industrial members premises.
* Involvement in all aspects of project delivery including: concept generation, detailed design, ensuring compliance with all relevant standards, technical support of commissioning, awareness of project budget and deliverables.
Essential Skills / Qualifications / Experience
* Degree calibre engineer, technologist, scientist or mathematician; ideally working towards professional registration.
* Demonstrable knowledge and application of metrology techniques through previous project work; hands-on experience with non-contact metrology methods and the associated analysis. This could include form metrology such as structured light scanners, laser line scanners or surface metrology techniques such as focus variation, confocal microscopy and interferometry (white light / coherence scanning).
* Broader knowledge of additional metrology techniques such as tactile measurement (e.g., CMMs).
* Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of these technologies and how different technologies may be more appropriate to specific inspection applications, and the ability to apply this knowledge to downselection style projects to make objective recommendations on candidate technologies / systems for specific applications.
* Ability to lead validation trials to prove a system's capability for an application; experience or awareness of measurement system analysis (MSA) methods.
* Awareness of how metrology and inspection can support broader Digital Engineering / Industry 4.0 concepts.
* Experience working in R&D or project-based environments.
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.
The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.
Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.
Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.
The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.
Reference checks and security checks
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
* Research Services
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