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Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Full Time, Fixed Term for 24 months
Research Associate in the Physical and Digital Validation of Multifunctional Materials and Manufacturing
80% of the costs of realising a product is in validation of prototypes (physical or cyber). It is often common that the decision to progress from concepts to prototype is taken without a complete set of information, leading to risk and often wasted resources. Wouldn’t it be great to have an “engine” that could guide the design stage, informed by better quality and comprehensive know-how of manufacturing? Would it make sense to carry out cyber-physical validations before committing to a final design? This would lead to right-first time product realisation, with savings in capital investment, efficiencies in time and minimising waste and resources consumed.
This research post falls within the EPSRC Programme Grant ‘RIED’ (Re-Imagining Engineering Design) https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2021/june/cyber-seed-reid-project/, a multi-institute project investigating new concepts for high-value manufacturing.
Our school is a top-ten rated for research impact with 96% of research world leading or internationally excellent (REF2021). In choosing Loughborough you’ll work alongside academics who are leaders in their field and will have developmental opportunities to further you in your career.
We are seeking applicants with a profound interest in the manufacture and validation of high performing multifunctional products. The candidate will join a multidisciplinary team, including industrial collaborators. This post will expose the candidate to a myriad of new techniques and much sought-after skills demanded by academia and Industry, including:
Find out more:
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2021/june/cyber-seed-reid-project/
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/meme/staff/paul-conway/
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/meme/staff/carmen-torres-sanchez/
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/meme/research/high-value-manufacturing/
https://carmentorressanchez.wordpress.com/
Informal Enquiries:
Informal enquiries should be made to Prof Paul Conway, Principal Investigator by email at p.p.conway@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0) 1509 227 505 or to Dr Carmen Torres-Sánchez, Principal Investigator by email at c.torres@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0) 1509 227 518Application closing date: 14 October 2022
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