Senior Research Engineer - Additive Manufacturing

The Manufacturing Technology Centre; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research organization in the UK seeks a Senior Research Engineer to lead projects in the Additive Manufacturing Department. This role involves managing a team, providing technical oversight, and engaging with customers to deliver innovative manufacturing solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience in Polymer and Ceramic Additive Manufacturing, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record in project management.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with Polymer & Ceramic Additive Manufacturing processes.
• Advanced understanding of vat photo polymerisation and related AM processes.
• Experience leading teams of 3+ engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead critical project portfolios to ensure high quality delivery.
• Oversee project pipeline and align with technical business development.
• Manage and develop Polymer & Ceramic AM team.

Skills

Technical leadership

Team management

Coaching and mentoring

Customer engagement

Research with Polymer & Ceramic AM

Job description

The Vacancy

The role

This Senior Research Engineer position will deliver a key technical leadership role within the Additive Manufacturing Department at the MTC, providing technical oversight and supporting strategic alignment, project scoping, technical proposal writing and, delivery of a critical portfolio of projects with two of MTC's biggest customers.

In addition, the successful candidate will assume the role of Polymer & Ceramic AM Team Lead' within the wider Additive Manufacturing (AM) team at the MTC. Reporting into the AM Department Resource Manager, this role will work in parallel with our 'Metal AM Team Lead' to manage a team of engineers, supporting their professional development and wellbeing, and contributing towards the team strategy.

Main Responsibilities:

• Technical leadership of critical project portfolios to high quality, on time and on budget.
• Technical oversight of strategic alignment, project pipeline and technical business development with key MTC customers.
• Leadership and management of Polymer & Ceramic AM team.
  • Strategic deployment of Polymer & Ceramic engineers onto AM project portfolio
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Objective setting and development planning
  • Supporting wellbeing

Person Specification

Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Significant background and experience (6+ years) conducting research with/on Polymer & Ceramic Additive Manufacturing processes.
• Advanced understanding of vat photo polymerisation, material extrusion and powder bed fusion based Polymer & Ceramic AM processes and associated materials.
• Experience leading and managing teams of 3+ engineers.
• Experience supporting professional development of engineers including coaching/mentoring, objectives setting, and training plan development.
• Technical leadership of large portfolios of project work (individual large projects or a collection of smaller projects).
• Experience working closely with customers to capture requirements, develop project scopes and write technical proposals.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience

• Experience working with AM technologies in the Defence sector

About The MTC

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected 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 a range of 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 (where applicable)
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.