AM Materials Laboratory Technician

Additive Industries B.V.; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Additive Industries in Eindhoven is seeking an AM Materials Laboratory Technician with a metallurgical background to join the Process and Application Development (P&AD) team at our Eindhoven HQ. You will support the development of LPBF process parameters for a range of materials on our LPBF platforms and maintain comprehensive lab documentation.

With exposure to the full process chain, you will log and report test data, manage material databases, and contribute to mechanical and metallurgical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Material Science or Chemistry preferred, or proven experience in other relevant technical backgrounds.
• Experience in an engineering laboratory, applying operational procedures in line with safe working practices.
• Familiarity with material testing standards.
• Knowledge of statistical tools (Excel and/or Minitab).
• Experience in managing and organizing technical engineering data such as maintaining material databases.
• Experience writing and reporting test results.
• Prior experience with metal laser powder bed fusion is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate LPBF metal AM systems to print samples and products.
• Operate laboratory equipment in accordance with test standards.
• Calibrate, clean and maintain laboratory equipment.
• Analyse, report and present test results using statistical methods.
• Create and maintain material databases to track process capability.

Skills

Statistical tools (Excel & Minitab)

Data management

Lab testing procedures

Reporting test results

Material databases

LPBF knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Material Science or Chemistry

Tools

Minitab

Excel

Job description

Additive Industries is looking for an AM Materials Laboratory Technician with a metallurgical background to join the Process and Application Development (P&AD) team, in our Eindhoven HQ. In this multidisciplinary team, your challenge will be supporting the development of LPBF process parameters for a range of materials and applications on our industry leading LPBF platforms.

Additive Industries is accelerating industrial additive manufacturing (AM) by offering modular metal laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) 3D printing systems and a seamlessly integrated information platform for high-end and demanding industrial markets. With substantively improved reproducibility, productivity, and flexibility, Additive Industries redefines the business case for metal additive manufacturing applications across many industrial sectors.

Additive Industries is looking for an AM Materials Laboratory Technician with a metallurgical background to join the Process and Application Development (P&AD) team, in our Eindhoven HQ. In this multidisciplinary team, your challenge will be supporting the development of LPBF process parameters for a range of materials and applications on our industry leading LPBF platforms.

With the support of P&AD team members, you will be exposed to the entire process chain of parameter development – from requirements through to testing and analysis in our state-of-the-art Materials Lab. Understanding the importance of measurable data, and drawing concise conclusions from this, you will provide key feedback from process development and quality acceptance builds via the testing & reporting of these specimens.

You will be responsible for testing and assessing the quality of printed test coupons. Following standard test procedures, you will carefully log, save and report the data. You will also maintain material databases, job reports and laboratory documentation.

In addition, you will be responsible for printing builds on our systems, ensuring the machine is prepared and post-build activities are completed in accordance with standard procedures

Using your excellent analytical and practical skills, you are expected to develop a broad understanding of material behaviour and process development, using this knowledge to contribute to different activities within the P&AD team. Examples of these activities include the development of laboratory documentation, performing mechanical and metallurgical tests, data management and statistical analysis, cleaning and calibration of laboratory equipment, ordering laboratory supplies and reporting to the P&AD team.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Operating the LPBF metal AM systems to print samples and products.
• Operating laboratory equipment in accordance with test standards
• Understanding laboratory equipment and supporting its calibration, cleaning and maintenance
• Analysing, reporting and presenting test results using statistical methods
• Creation and maintenance of material databases to track process capability

Knowledge and experience

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy, Material Science or Chemistry preferred, or proven experience in other relevant technical backgrounds

Experience/skills:

• Prior experience in an engineering laboratory, applying operational procedures in accordance with safe working practices
• Familiarity with standards for material testing
• Knowledge of statistical tools (Excel and/or Minitab)
• Experience in managing and organising technical engineering data for example maintaining material databases
• Experienced with writing and reporting test results
• Prior experience with metal laser powder bed fusion is a plus

Personality characteristics

This role will appeal to an eager, proactive and hands on individual. Passionate about metal AM, particularly the process development aspects of LPBF, you will thrive in the execution of task-based activities.

Additive Industries is a vibrant, young and quickly maturing professional organization. We have developed a strong pragmatic team mentality in which we work and experiment together to achieve common goals. We are looking for a wide diversity of people coming from different backgrounds to join our organization. We have formulated the following personal traits contributing to our professional mentality:

• Open, confident and result- driven
• Driven by technical challenges, eager to learn and entrepreneurial