Emerging Leader in Advanced Manufacturing Research

Penn State University; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Retirement plans

Benefits package

Job summary

The Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State University invites applications for a full-time Assistant Research Professor to lead and support research in advanced manufacturing. You will design and evaluate processes, characterize materials, and contribute to publications and proposals.

The role requires a PhD in engineering and strong collaboration skills to work with faculty, students, staff, industry partners, and sponsors on

Qualifications

• Earned Ph.D. by the appointment start date in mechanical, industrial, manufacturing, materials, welding, product design, or a closely related engineering field.
• Demonstrated research experience in manufacturing-process development, joining or materials processing, repair/remanufacturing, mechanical or structural design, or closely related areas.
• Relevant capability in CAD, materials characterization, process monitoring, machine learning.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research team.

Responsibilities

• Design and evaluate manufacturing processes, components, structures, fixtures, tooling, and/or experimental systems.
• Characterize process behavior, material response, defects, interfaces, and performance using experimental, sensing, or machine learning methods.
• Prepare peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, presentations, invention disclosures, sponsor deliverables, and research proposals.
• Collaborate with faculty, students, technical staff, industry partners, and government sponsors in multidisciplinary research projects.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Materials processing

Repair/remanufacturing

Mechanical design

Materials characterization

Sensing

Data-driven analysis

Education

PhD in Engineering

Tools

CAD

Machine Learning

Job description

The Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State University invites applications for a full-time Assistant Research Professor to lead and support research in advanced manufacturing. You will design and evaluate processes, characterize materials, and contribute to publications and proposals.

The role requires a PhD in engineering and strong collaboration skills to work with faculty, students, staff, industry partners, and sponsors on