Job Description

This Senior Research Engineer position will deliver a key technical leadership role within the Additive Manufacturing Department at the MTC, providing technical oversight and supporting strategic alignment, project scoping, technical proposal writing and, delivery of a critical portfolio of projects with two of MTC's biggest customers.


In addition, the successful candidate will assume the role of 'Non-metal AM Team Lead' within the wider Additive Manufacturing (AM) team at the MTC. Reporting into the AM Department Resource Manager, this role will work in parallel with our 'Metal AM Team Lead' to manage a team of engineers, supporting their professional development and wellbeing, and contributing towards the team strategy.

Main Responsibilities:

Technical leadership of critical project portfolios to high quality, on time and on budget. Technical oversight of strategic alignment, project pipeline and technical business development with key MTC customers. Leadership and management of non-metal AM team. + Strategic deployment of non-metal engineers onto AM project portfolio
+ Coaching and mentoring
+ Objective setting and development planning
+ Supporting wellbeing

Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience

Significant background and experience (6+ years) conducting research with/on non-metal Additive Manufacturing processes. Advanced understanding of vat photopolymerisation, material extrusion and powder bed fusion based non-metal AM processes and associated materials. Experience leading and managing teams of 3+ engineers. Experience supporting professional development of engineers including coaching/mentoring, objectives setting, and training plan development. Technical leadership of large portfolios of project work (individual large projects or a collection of smaller projects). Experience working closely with customers to capture requirements, develop project scopes and write technical proposals.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience

Experience working with AM technologies in the Defence sector

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) was established in 2010 as an independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) with the objective of bridging the gap between academia and industry - often referred to as 'the valley of death'.


It represents one of the largest public sector investments in UK manufacturing and, after four years of planning and a 16 month build, the facility opened at Ansty Park in Coventry at the end of 2011.


In December 2011, there were 16 industrial members, 44 staff and just a few key pieces of equipment in the 'workshop'.


Over the following seven years the MTC's rapid growth has seen the expansion of our campus with the construction of three more facilities, including the opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre and the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing.


Our role has also increased to cover not only R&D but also Training, Advanced Manufacturing Management and Factory Design.


We now have over 700 talented employees working with us.


During this time we have helped hundreds of companies across a range of industries and over 100 of them have become members of the MTC.