Research Technician / Research Assistant

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Work type:Contract, full-time
Location:Singapore
Categories:Bachelor Degree, Others, Engineering Product Development, Others, Engineering - Mechanical, Engineering - Others

Project “Re-thinking design spaces for composite structures”

Type of scholarship: Research assistant / Research Technician

Duration of the scholarship: 12 months (renewable twice for another 12 months)

Location: IDC, Singapore University of Technology and Design

We are looking for a Diploma (for a research technician) or a BSc/MSc holder (for  a research assistant) in Mechanical Engineer or similar.  The successful candidate will work closely with a team of individuals from various branches of engineering. The candidate profile should include the following characteristics:

• An ability to work in multidisciplinary environments
• A good theoretical foundation in composite materials
• An awareness of industrial processes for maintenance and manufacturing
• Experience of composites manufacturing processes (ideally)
• An awareness of LCA processes (ideally)
• Ability to code is highly valued but not compulsory

Specific Duties

The successful applicant will:

• Be responsible for, and conduct fabrication of specimens and parts in the Composites Design Lab at SUTD;
• Conduct training of students in composites fabrication;
• Conduct or assist in conducting literature reviews;
• Collect information in an industrial setting to build cost models;
• Contribute to and co-author journal and conference publications;

All of these activities will be done individually or in collaboration with other researchers in the project and in other labs at SUTD, or at participating companies.

Salary will be competitive, and an offer will be made to the successful candidate soon.

Objectives of the Project

The objective of this project is to build a digital design tool (CoDesignIT) to map composite structures multi-dimensional design space, informing the design team on crucial design decisions at an early design phase. This tool will: inform the design team in the selection of the most suitable composite structures for aircraft applications; be based on technical, economic and environmental performance; consider the product’s life-cycle; work in a multidisciplinary and multi-objective optimization scenario.

Academic significance

The current research will contribute to the state-of-the-art in the design of composite structures, with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research, multi-scale modelling, life-cycle assessment, cost modelling and design for maintenance and repair.  

Replies to Arlindo Silva ([email protected] ) for preliminary assessment.