HTRC Manufacturing Engineer - Additive

Job Purpose
As a Manufacturing Engineer based at the High Temperature Research Centre (HTRC) in Ansty, you will conduct research and improvement activities related to the design and manufacture of turbine components. The HTRC is a collaboration between the University of Birmingham and Rolls-Royce and is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for investment casting, machining, and advanced metrology of single crystal components.
Duties and Responsibilities
The HTRC has innovation at its heart, as a manufacturing engineer you will be part of a team leading activities to:
Developing proof of concept solutions
Impact partner profitability
Generate world leading research and innovation
Develop expertise in single crystal casting and machining technology for Turbine components
You will maintain regular communication across the internal team within the department and engage key customers outside the centre to understand requirements.
You will be able to communicate and exchange ideas effectively and concisely both verbally and in writing. You will be collaborating with colleagues both internally and externally (Operations, Designers, Researchers and Project Teams) to achieve goals and objectives and seeks and acts on feedback from colleagues.
Innovation
You will:
Be degree qualified or demonstrate equivalent technical capability based on practical knowledge and experience
Have sound understanding of manufacturing engineering and component engineering principles
Demonstrate technical knowledge of turbine components and/or process knowledge associated with investment casting and/or machining of turbine components. This role requires an understanding of ceramic and wax additive manufacturing capability
Be equipped with a strong functional skill set (problem solving, programme management, change control, risk management and budgetary control)
?Candidates with experience in some of the following will be strongly positioned to perform this role:
Experience working in research environments
Worked with customers to optimise the design of products (Design for Manufacture - DfM) to ensure an optimum manufacturing method can be generated
Defined tooling, jigs and fixtures including experience with CAD software packages
Experience in CAM activities
Created and managed experiments to understand and develop manufacturing and component capability
Created and managed methods of manufacture and technical packages allowing component manufacture and delivery.
Knowledge of inspection requirements and experience developing inspection capabilities
Resolved non-conformance to ensure an in-spec product is delivered to the customer
Acted to continuously improve current and developed novel manufacturing capability for turbine component manufacturing
Influenced the creation and deployment of future manufacturing capability roadmaps to ensure world class processes are operated.
Understood equipment requirements, developed equipment capability
Ensured stability and reliability of process equipment and process methods
Developed and coached Technicians in manufacturing processes.
Benchmarked external capability
Person Specification
All aspects of the role are to be carried out as an exemplar within the business in adhering to the MTC RIGHT way:
Acting responsibly, putting MTCs interests ahead of personal ambition;
Providing inspirational leadership to all who come in contact with you;
Delivering in the broadest sense a great working environment
Leading with humility, honesty and integrity in all that you do
Promoting teamwork, supporting through difficult times and collectively celebrating our successes.
In addition:
Recognised as a self-driven, proactive team player with strong communication skills.
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