Junior Researcher: Metamaterials for 3D-Printed Footwear

TU Delft; Delft; On-site; EUR 39,000 - 64,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Individual employment package

Health insurers discount

Flexible working week

Leave hours entitlement

ABP pension scheme

Education opportunities

Job summary

The Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is seeking three researchers to advance a collaborative project on 3D-printed footwear. You will design metamaterials, run computational simulations, and experimentally validate concepts within an integrated design-to-fabrication workflow.

The role focuses on computational design, mechanics, and additive manufacturing, with opportunities to collaborate across biomechanics and design research teams.

Qualifications

• MSc in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Strong background in mechanics and finite element analysis.
• Experience with topology optimisation or inverse design.
• Experience with additive manufacturing or mechanical testing is an advantage.
• Programming experience in Python, MATLAB, or C++ is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical metamaterials for functional performance
• Perform computational modelling and simulation
• Prototype and experimentally characterise designs
• Optimise structures for manufacturability and performance
• Collaborate closely with the computational design and biomechanics researchers

Skills

Finite Element Analysis

Topology Optimisation

Inverse design

Python

MATLAB

C++

Education

MSc in Mechanical Engineering or related

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C++

Job description

The Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is seeking three researchers to advance a collaborative project on 3D-printed footwear. You will design metamaterials, run computational simulations, and experimentally validate concepts within an integrated design-to-fabrication workflow.

The role focuses on computational design, mechanics, and additive manufacturing, with opportunities to collaborate across biomechanics and design research teams.