Senior Research Associate in Additive Manufacturing of Electrical Machines

Are you an electrical machine designer, computational, mechanical or additive manufacturing engineer looking to apply your background to next generation electrical machine technologies in pursuit of Carbon Net Zero? We are seeking a motivated interdisciplinary researcher to join The Electrical Machine Works (UKRI Funded), University of Bristol, to develop high-performance metal 3D printed windings.

The successful candidate will work in a multi-institution, multi-disciplinary team across material science, process development, design for additive manufacture (DfAM), electromagnetic, thermal, mechanical, and computational design, software development, and experimental testing with opportunity for industrial collaboration and commercialisation. The appointee will already demonstrate detailed knowledge in several of these areas and receive support to grow their expertise in the role and lead their own activities within the project.

For more details please see http://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/em/ and https://www.metal-am.com/ukri-fellowship-scheme-funds-research-into-metal-am-for-electrical-machines/

The successful candidate will join The Electrical Machine Works under a multidisciplinary supervisory team who will provide support, training opportunities and project guidance. The researcher will be involved in the following activities (non-exhaustive):

Learning relevant underpinning background material and application context

Development of design tools and algorithms applicable to additive manufactured windings

Bringing expertise to the research team and supporting others’ learning

Electromagnetic, thermal, and mechanical analysis of electrical machines and sub-components

In-depth literature reviews and collation of data

Design of experiments, fabrication, and commissioning of test rigs for experimental validation of full-scale electrical machines and sub-assemblies

Collaboration with industrial and internal and/or external academic partners

Engagement and management of engineering suppliers

Regular dissemination of findings via internal and external meetings and events

Publication of findings at appropriate international conferences and in journal proceedings

Mentoring of junior or cross-discipline researchers and PhD students

Play an active role in the research group community for your own development and development of others. 

You should apply if you are a motivated, collaborative, research engineer having a detailed background (PhD level) in one or more of the aforementioned areas with a desire to apply your knowledge to highly multi-disciplinary problems with real world impact potential in stepping toward Carbon Net Zero. 

For informal queries, please contact: Dr. Nick Simpson, [email protected]

We recently launched our strategy  to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people – because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.

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Are you an electrical machine designer, computational, mechanical or additive manufacturing engineer looking to apply your background to next generation electrical machine technologies in pursuit of Carbon Net Zero? We are seeking a motivated interdisciplinary researcher to join The Electrical Machine Works (UKRI Funded), University of Bristol, to develop high-performance metal 3D printed windings.

The successful candidate will work in a multi-institution, multi-disciplinary team across material science, process development, design for additive manufacture (DfAM), electromagnetic, thermal, mechanical, and computational design, software development, and experimental testing with opportunity for industrial collaboration and commercialisation. The appointee will already demonstrate detailed knowledge in several of these areas and receive support to grow their expertise in the role and lead their own activities within the project.

For more details please see http://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/em/ and https://www.metal-am.com/ukri-fellowship-scheme-funds-research-into-metal-am-for-electrical-machines/

The successful candidate will join The Electrical Machine Works under a multidisciplinary supervisory team who will provide support, training opportunities and project guidance. The researcher will be involved in the following activities (non-exhaustive):

Learning relevant underpinning background material and application context

Development of design tools and algorithms applicable to additive manufactured windings

Bringing expertise to the research team and supporting others’ learning

Electromagnetic, thermal, and mechanical analysis of electrical machines and sub-components

In-depth literature reviews and collation of data

Design of experiments, fabrication, and commissioning of test rigs for experimental validation of full-scale electrical machines and sub-assemblies

Collaboration with industrial and internal and/or external academic partners

Engagement and management of engineering suppliers

Regular dissemination of findings via internal and external meetings and events

Publication of findings at appropriate international conferences and in journal proceedings

Mentoring of junior or cross-discipline researchers and PhD students

Play an active role in the research group community for your own development and development of others. 

You should apply if you are a motivated, collaborative, research engineer having a detailed background (PhD level) in one or more of the aforementioned areas with a desire to apply your knowledge to highly multi-disciplinary problems with real world impact potential in stepping toward Carbon Net Zero. 

For informal queries, please contact: Dr. Nick Simpson, [email protected]

We recently launched our strategy  to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people – because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.

Available documents