Additive Manufacturing (AM) Engineer

Position Title: Additive Manufacturing (AM) Engineer

Duration: Contract - 6 Months (Inside IR35)

Location: Cheshire - Initially onsite, moving to Hybrid 3 days onsite per week

Client: Automotive OEM

Purpose of the Role:

• Join the Technical Development Team as the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Engineer, where you'll help drive innovation within a world-class AM facility accessible to all the Clients' colleagues.
• Working with a broad range of advanced AM technologies, you will apply your expertise to deliver cost, time, and quality improvements across the entire product lifecycle.
• Reporting to the Technical Development Function Manager, the successful candidate will be an experienced engineer with a strong background in binder-based metal manufacturing, playing a key role in leading the rollout of pioneering LMM technology across the Company.
• Act as the technology lead for in-house metal additive manufacturing.
• Scheduling & operation of LMM Printer (Lithography Metal Manufacturing), including post-processing & sintering.
• Developing print, de-binding & sintering parameters for a range of materials & applications.
• Collaboration with other business functions to deploy metal additive manufacturing across the product development lifecycle.
• Co-ordinating validation testing on a material & component level, including finishing techniques & post-processing operations.
• Provide technical support across in-house polymer AM technologies, with a particular focus on powder-based processes.

About the Team:

• The Technical Development team is based within the R&D Workshop, at the forefront of the product development process.
• It is split into 2 areas of responsibility:
• Additive Manufacturing - Develop & maintain a world class AM facility, accessible to all colleagues.
• GV Technical Development - Generates & executes the technical method to build or update R&D vehicles.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience in working with LMM Hardware or similar binder-based metal manufacturing processes
• Experience in working with sintering and de-binding hardware & processes.
• Proficient in 3D CAD design, including a strong understanding of DfAM principals
• A safety first mindset, with a knowledge of manufacturing safety procedures.
• Experience with powder based polymer technologies (MJF or SLS) would be beneficial
• A degree level qualification in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience within the automotive industry is beneficial.