Aerospace Composites Processing Researcher

Economics Network; Bristol; On-site; GBP 39,906 - 44,746; Full time

Job summary

University of Bristol is seeking two postdoctoral researchers to work on manufacturing technologies for next-generation aerospace composites. You will characterise fibre-reinforced materials through lay-up, forming, infusion and curing, exploring metrology and how architecture and processing influence quality.

Collaboration with industry partners and multiple universities is central. The roles require full-time commitment; provisional project dates and upcoming interviews are provided.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of composite materials and manufacturing processes.
• Experience designing novel prototypes to investigate deformation and defect mechanisms.
• Experience developing material characterisation techniques to describe constituents and architecture of fibre-reinforced preforms during manufacturing.
• Proficiency in describing defects from measurement system data.
• Familiarity with software for the control of defects or analysis of defects.
• Ability to perform tasks with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Design of novel experimental material characterisation methodologies.
• Undertaking laboratory test for generation of data-rich experimental results.
• Analysis and post-processing of experimental results for use in database development.
• Dissemination of results via conferences and industrial partner interaction.
• Technology transfer and support to industrial users of methods developed.
• Writing papers in both high impact and specialised journals.
• Collaboration with colleagues, especially regarding experimental results.

Skills

Composite materials

Prototype design

Characterisation

Defect analysis

Defect software

Autonomy

Tools

Defect analysis software

Job description

University of Bristol is seeking two postdoctoral researchers to work on manufacturing technologies for next-generation aerospace composites. You will characterise fibre-reinforced materials through lay-up, forming, infusion and curing, exploring metrology and how architecture and processing influence quality.

Collaboration with industry partners and multiple universities is central. The roles require full-time commitment; provisional project dates and upcoming interviews are provided.