Engineer
About the Role
This position will provide oversight and leadership of the creation of autonomous experimental workflows within the Manufacturing and Materials Research Laboratory to create alloy-carbide mixtures exhibiting paradigm-breaking high-temperature properties. The engineer will ensure that the laboratory will be nearly fully autonomous within three years and fully connected digitally to cloud-based simulation and metadata capture tools by collaborating with the AI/ML/digital team.
What You'll Be Doing
- Provide project oversight and hands-on work for design, fabrication, and implementation of autonomous workflows
- Operate equipment and perform experiments for internal and external users
- Mentor postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students
- Participate in weekly meetings, assist in writing/preparing reports
What We're Looking For
Typically requires a Bachelor's with 5 years of experience in manufacturing, robotics, or related fields. Equivalencies may be accepted (i.e., Associates and 8 years of experience, Master's and 3 years of experience, or PhD and 1-2 years of experience). Preferred: Master's and 3 or PhD and 1-2 years of experience in manufacturing, robotics, or related fields.
Skills
Ideal candidates will have experience in several of the following areas:
- Mechanical design, manufacturing and testing
- Machine installation, operation, and maintenance
- Materials synthesis or advanced manufacturing
- Laboratory automation and robotics
- Digital programming such as ROS, Unity, Isaac Sim, etc.
- High-throughput or autonomous experimentation
- AI or machine learning for scientific research
- Characterization of advanced materials
- Ceramics, refractory alloys, 2D materials synthesis, including MAX phases and MXenes
About Us
The College of Engineering at Purdue University is among the best and largest Engineering schools in the world. With nearly 16,000 engineering students and more than 500 tenure track faculty in the college, this position has ample opportunity to have an impact at one of the world's most influential universities.