About the role
AI summarisedSenior Research Engineer at SIMTech's MCF group, leading R&D in ceramic and metal powder forming technologies for semiconductor, automotive, biomedical, and energy sectors. Responsibilities include designing experiments, optimizing heat treatment, characterizing materials, managing projects, and collaborating with industry partners.
ResearchFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Perform R&D work related with powder forming technologies, such as powder compaction, slurry casting, injection moulding, extrusion, and additive manufacturing.
- Design experiments and optimize heat treatment processes for powder-formed parts, to achieve reliable debinding, sintering and densification.
- Implement advanced material analysis methods (SEM, EDX, XRD, mechanical testing, etc) for microstructure and property characterization.
- Design and develop innovative materials and process for new powder forming technologies and emerging applications.
- Prepare technical reports, presentation slides, publications, and patents to disseminate R&D findings.
- Manage project timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
- Collaborate with industry partners and academic institutions for joint research projects.
- Support in the process equipment set-up, laboratory operations, and inventory management.
- Provide mentorship, guidance and career development to team members.
- Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards in laboratory and pilot-scale operations.
Requirements
- At least Bachelor (Masters and above preferred) in Material Science and Engineering / Mechanical Engineering / Chemistry Engineering, or other relevant discipline.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in metal and/or ceramic forming related work.
- Strong expertise in powder forming processes (compaction/injection moulding/slurry casting, etc) and heat treatment (like sintering) techniques.
- Excellent hands-on skills on powder forming processes and characterizations (metallurgical samples preparation, microscopy, mechanical testing, etc.).
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Familiar with CAD tools, e.g., SolidWorks.
- Familiar with the use of AI tools in manufacturing.
- Proactive team player to solve problems via collaborations.
- Project management experience will be an advantage.
- Ability to learn new skills willingly and quickly.
- Experience with computational modelling of powder forming and sintering.