PhD in Porous Orthopaedic Implants - Design & Fatigue

Navarra Center for International Development (NCID); Donostia/San Sebastián; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Technun - Escuela de Ingeniería-Universidad de Navarra invites applications for a 4-year PhD contract at the Technological Campus in San Sebastian (Spain). The project, part of ADAPT-BONE, aims to develop adaptive porous implants for personalised orthopaedic reconstruction.

You will model porous architectures, perform LPBF fabrication, and validate designs with mechanical testing. The position requires a Master in Mechanical Engineering, strong English, and experience in FEA (Abaqus) and Python.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Strong command of English (spoken and written).
• Experience with finite element analysis (FEA) and Abaqus.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimise porous/lattice orthopaedic implant architectures.
• Perform computational modelling and experimental validation.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and supervise design iterations.

Skills

FEA

Python

Mechanics

Independent work

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Abaqus

Job description

Technun - Escuela de Ingeniería-Universidad de Navarra invites applications for a 4-year PhD contract at the Technological Campus in San Sebastian (Spain). The project, part of ADAPT-BONE, aims to develop adaptive porous implants for personalised orthopaedic reconstruction.

You will model porous architectures, perform LPBF fabrication, and validate designs with mechanical testing. The position requires a Master in Mechanical Engineering, strong English, and experience in FEA (Abaqus) and Python.