Technical lead - Additive Manufacturing

Working Pattern: 35 hours per week full time/Hybrid
Faculty: AMRC NW- Advanced Manufacturing Group

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University?

The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre North West (AMRC NW) has an exciting opportunity for a Technical Lead-Additive Manufacturing.

As a Technical Lead, you will be based in the area of Additive Manufacturing within the AMRC North West facility. You will take responsibility for Additive Manufacturing projects from scoping, proposal writing, task/timeline planning to high-quality delivery of project objectives and outcomes. This may include the line management of project engineers working on various Additive Manufacturing technology development projects. An important aspect of the role will be to help the technical fellows to steer the technical direction of the team whilst ensuring current projects are delivered successfully. You will be expected to input to project scoping, set up and delivery as well as advising on technical matters across various advanced manufacturing topics mainly focussing on AM technologies. You must ensure projects are delivered to a high technical standard to ensure the AMRC’s international reputation is maintained.

You will have:

• A strong experience and knowledge in Additive Manufacturing technologies.
• Knowledge of digital manufacturing technologies including process monitoring and data collection as well as process modelling for metallic AM processes.
• The ability to assess and organise resources, plan and progress personal work activities, with the support and guidance of the successful candidates’ line manager.
• The ability to identify, analyse and solve long-term strategic technical problems with an appreciation of longer-term implications.

AMRC North West’s value proposition is to be a high value advanced manufacturing research and development centre that provides high value solutions targeted at improving the capability and competitiveness of UK high value and advanced manufacturers. With industrial partners, AMRC North West will provide high value manufacturing solutions across the manufacturing marketplace.

We are part of the AMRC with Boeing which focuses on the research, development and application of state-of-the-art technologies. We have an excellent track record of developing technology and integrating it into a shop floor environment to demonstrate financial benefit to partners. This ability to translate technological advances into bottom line savings has led to a large growth in demand from especially its aerospace partners and a growing need for skilled engineers with an interest in manufacturing.

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

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