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 within the fast growing Defence Rapid Capabilities team.


In addition, the successful candidate will also lead the operation and growth of the physical Additive Manufacturing capability being developed within the DeHavilland building including, machine acquisition and installation, H&S and, operation to ensure the capability maintains the readiness and agility required to deliver the Rapid Capabilities portfolio. This will be done in close collaboration with the AM Department leadership team to ensure alignment to the MTC broader AM strategy.

Main Responsibilities:

Technical leadership of Rapid Capabilities AM project portfolio to high quality, on time and on budget. Lead AM technical business development with key customers. Leadership of the growth and operation of AM capability aligned to the delivery of Rapid Capabilities project portfolio. Contribution of relevant Rapid Capabilities requirements into AM Department strategy and roadmaps. Work with AM department leadership to grow/develop AM Rapid Capabilities resources to meet customer/project requirement.

Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience

Significant background and experience using AM technologies to solve engineering challenges. Multiple demonstrations of the ability to follow the AM process chain from system/component design through to systems assembly and functional testing. Advanced understanding of polymer Additive Manufacturing processes, equipment and materials and the impact of process and material selection on the end-to-end process chain and part/system performance. Technical leadership of large portfolios of project work (individual large projects or a collection of smaller projects). Demonstration of the ability to deliver highly complex projects in a short period of time, working in an agile and flexible manor to meet a customer's requirements. Experience working closely with customers to rapidly capture requirements, scopes and propose research projects. Must be cleared to DV level with significant experience working on Defence projects.

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.