Material Parameter Development Engineer (m/f/d)

Nikon SLM Solutions; Lübeck; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Collective agreement

Holiday pay

30 days holiday

Mobile work

Company pension plan

Wellpass corporate fitness

Zusammenfassung

Nikon SLM Solutions AG is a leading player in additive manufacturing, headquartered in Lübeck, Germany, with international offices. We seek a senior materials expert to drive LPBF material development, parameterization, and comprehensive qualification, while collaborating across disciplines to advance next-generation alloy systems and ensure high-quality, reproducible results.

You will perform detailed material characterizations, optimize chemistry and powder properties, and report findings

Qualifikationen

• Master Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Materials Science or Physics with LPBF focus.
• 4+ years in material development and LPBF Additive Manufacturing.
• Expertise in post thermal treatment and its effect on microstructure and properties of AM materials.
• Broad experience in material testing during qualification and machine acceptance tests.
• Understanding of metal powder bulk behavior and testing methods.

Aufgaben

• Application support for early benchmarking of new material products.
• Develop parameter sets for new/existing materials for Nikon SLM; perform full qualification focusing on material performance and process stability.
• Characterize materials: mechanical properties, density analysis, microstructure, SEM/EBSD, fracture surfaces, roughness.
• Optimize material chemistry and powder properties to maximize Nikon SLM performance.
• Define and develop new alloy systems for LPBF with internal/external collaboration.
• Prepare detailed experiment reports and white papers; present results at conferences.
• Execute deep statistical analysis of material properties data to ensure high confidence in performance.
• Collaborate with internal/external customers, technicians, engineers, and scientists in an international environment.

Kenntnisse

LPBF

Materials science

Statistical analysis

Material testing

Ausbildung

Master Degree or Equivalent Certification in Engineering/Materials Science/Physics with LPBF focus

Tools

SEM

EBSD

X-ray CT

Archimedes density

Jobbeschreibung

• collective agreement of the chemical industry
• 37,5 hours/week
• 30 days of holiday
• holiday pay
• mobile work
• company pension plan
• Corporate fitness network Wellpass

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Application support for early benchmarking of new material products
• Develop parameter sets for new and existing materials to be processed by Nikon SLM and perform full qualification with the focus on material performance, geometrical accuracy, process stability and productivity
• Full material characterization: mechanical properties, density analysis (cross sections, Archimedes, CT), microstructural investigations, SEM, EBSD chemical analysis, fracture surface analysis, roughness investigations
• Optimize material chemistry and powder physical properties for best performance in Nikon SLM technology combined with parameter sets that you develop
• Define and develop new alloy systems for LPBF with internal and external collaborations
• Prepare detailed reports of experiments for internal use and write external white papers as well as conference presentations of developed results
• Execute deep statistical analysis of material properties data to ensure high confidence level and a high standard of material performance
• Collaborate with internal and external customers, technicians, engineers, and scientists in an international environment to work on customer needs in regard to material parameter development and material qualification related topics
• Define future requirements for next generation LPBF machine products within the Nikon SLM Solutions family

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Master Degree or Equivalent Certification in Engineering Field or Materials Science (e.g. Mechanical, Aerospace) or Physics with focus on LPBF
• 4+ years of professional experience in the field of material development and LPBF Additive Manufacturing
• Expertise in post thermal treatment of different materials with regards to its response to microstructure and mechanical properties of different additive manufactured materials is required, including and understanding of the impact of material composition
• Broad experience in material testing during the qualification process, for benchmark part production and for machine acceptance tests
• Understanding of metal powder bulk physical behaviour and testing methods

We offer you a versatile and responsible scope of duties in a global business. You can expect colleagues on an equal footing, flat hierarchies, a strong team spirit and a "can do" working atmosphere.

We like to describe ourselves as a company with a start-up atmosphere, because with us you get the best of both worlds: a dynamic, future-oriented work environment with the advantages of a corporation.

We are a company of diversity, tolerance and openness. That is why we want people of all ages and disabilities, religions, sexual orientations and identities, ethnic origins, nationalities and genders to find their employer in us.

Do you want to change the future of additive manufacturing and become part of our success story?

WHO WE ARE:

Nikon SLM Solutions AG is one of the world\'s leading companies in additive manufacturing. Our Selective Laser Melting machines enable the fast, reliable and cost-effective production of high-quality metal components. With our more than 700 employees from over 35 nations, we are revolutionizing additive manufacturing and are a partner at eye level for our renowned customers, e.g. from the aerospace industry, the energy sector, healthcare or the automotive sector.

Nikon SLM Solutions AG is headquartered in Lübeck, Germany, with offices in France, India, Italy, Singapore, South Korea, Canada and the United States.