Technical Specialist Industrial Robotics (WAAM)

The Opportunity  

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Additive Manufacturing and Hydrogen Technologies Team at Manchester Metropolitan University as an Industrial Robotics Technical Specialist (WAAM). Based in PrintCity, our award winning state of the art Additive Manufacturing facility, this is an exciting opportunity to use your specialist skills to support the research, teaching and industrial partners projects taking place in Manchester Metropolitan University.

The Role  

As a Technical Specialist, you will:

• Work independently in your specialist area, taking responsibility for a designated workspace and the provision of an excellent service.
• Be responsible for the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and general maintenance of specialist equipment in your area.
• Devise innovative solutions to complex technical problems.
• Train service users in the use of specialist equipment and software.
• Have detailed and extensive knowledge of theory and practice regarding robot programming, automation, and path planning and emerging cobot/robot technologies.
• Be able to use and develop software for automation and robotics (e.g. Python, ROS) and use CAD.  
• Have detailed and extensive knowledge of Industrial Robotic WAAM systems

About you  

To succeed in this role, you will possess: 

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships.
• Excellent technical skills in your specialist area and be flexible and capable of learning new techniques/applying your skills to different applications to support service users and technical colleagues. 
• Have the ability to work under  your own initiative and demonstrate a willingness to support technical colleagues. 
• The ability to work under pressure and juggle competing priorities effectively.

The Team  

You will be part of a large and diverse Technical Team that works in specialist laboratories, workshops, studios and IT facilities. Our technical team play a key role supporting, guiding, and advising across our university, from sciences, engineering, art, design and technology through to sports, ceramics, nursing and physiotherapy.

We offer a creative working environment that inspires our staff to fulfil their potential and offer training to further develop your skills and expertise

How to apply:

Please upload a cover letter and your CV detailing how you meet the essential criteria in the attached Job Description.

If you would like more information about this post, please get in touch with Dr Tiziana Denaro at [email protected]

Manchester Met University is committed to creating an intentionally inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We understand the importance of having a diverse workforce and the benefits it can bring to ensuring diversity of thought and innovation in everything we do. We, therefore, encourage applications from our local and international communities, in particular people from ethnic minority groups, disabled people and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.