EngD: High-Load Flexure-Joint Tripping System

Utwentecareers; Enschede; On-site; EUR 33,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary €3173 gross per month

8% holiday allowance

8.3% year-end bonus

Solid pension scheme

Minimum 29 leave days

Job summary

The University of Twente-based EngD project, hosted by Utwentecareers, seeks an MSc graduate in Precision Design or a related discipline. The role focuses on developing compliant mechanisms using flexure joints to block high loads and enable rapid release.

The assignment spans three design iterations over two years, with numerical modelling, hardware prototyping and extensive validation, conducted in collaboration with Siemens Energy and UTwente.

Qualifications

• MSc graduate in Precision Design or related discipline.
• Demonstrable affinity with multidisciplinary assignments.
• Able to work in a team with good communication.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate concepts for flexure joints.
• Perform numerical modelling and mechanical design with experimental validation.
• Develop hardware prototype and test concepts.
• Collaborate with UT and Siemens Energy teams.

Skills

Mechanics of materials

Precision design

Team player

Communication skills

Initiative

English fluency

Education

MSc in Precision Design

Related discipline

Job description

The University of Twente-based EngD project, hosted by Utwentecareers, seeks an MSc graduate in Precision Design or a related discipline. The role focuses on developing compliant mechanisms using flexure joints to block high loads and enable rapid release.

The assignment spans three design iterations over two years, with numerical modelling, hardware prototyping and extensive validation, conducted in collaboration with Siemens Energy and UTwente.