Ingénieur(e) de Recherche Spécialisé(e) en génération de trajectoires FAO pour la fabrication additive WAAM hybride (H/F) – Réf 1101

Centrale Nantes is a prestigious engineering school that awards degrees to engineers, master's students and doctoral candidates who have completed academic programmes based on the latest developments in science and technology and best management practices.

As a member of the Écoles Centrales group (Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes and Paris), our school provides high-quality education for highly selected students.

A public institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Centrale Nantes has more than 2,250 students, 500 employees and 600 temporary staff.

Within the Ecole Centrale de Nantes, the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (GeM) is a joint research unit of Nantes University, Centrale Nantes and the CNRS. Its aim is to bring together within a single laboratory all the expertise of the Nantes-Saint-Nazaire metropolitan area in the fields of civil engineering, materials and process mechanics, and structural mechanics modelling and simulation.

Job description:

We are seeking a candidate for a 12-month fixed-term contract to carry out activities related to the development of trajectory generation approaches for the hybrid WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing) process. This work will be carried out as part of the MT-ROBOTICS collaborative project, funded by Bpifrance via the ‘France 2030’ plan, which aims to develop a hybrid additive manufacturing machine and its complete digital chain.

Your main tasks will be as follows:

• Conducting bibliographic research, monitoring and analysing the state of the art

• Developing manufacturing strategies (ranges) and trajectory generation methods for hybrid WAAM manufacturing in the project's CAD/CAM and CNC software environment

• Participating in the development and validation of manufacturing parameters (WAAM, robotic machining)

• Develop and implement a digital twin of the project-related component in its design/manufacturing environment

• Participate in experimental validation on the laboratory's CNC equipment, WAAM process and machining

• Modify the geometry (CAD) of components to adapt them to the WAAM process and hybrid manufacturing

• Program software tools for data processing, interfacing and CAD/CAM plugins

• Analyse, interpret and promote results by writing reports and presenting them at project meetings, team meetings and scientific conferences

• Write scientific articles for publication in international journals

Organisational skills:

• Collaborative work management

• Research work management

Technical skills:

• Linguistics – English

• CAM software (Siemens NX)

• CAD software

• Experimental implementation on robotic cells and numerically controlled machines

• Machining processes

• WAAM process or welding

Adaptability:

• International environment

• Academic environment

Interpersonal and social skills:

• Relations with companies

• Teamwork

• Working in an open-plan office

• Independent

• Curious

• Proactive

Required level: You have a Master's degree and/or an engineering degree and/or a PhD in mechanical engineering, and initial successful experience in this field is desirable.

Nature of the position

• 12-month fixed-term contract – open to contract workers and civil servants

• Full-time position – based in Nantes

• Flexible working hours

• Adjustable work cycles (possibility of working 4.5 days)

• RTT + additional leave

• Occasional travel

• Occasional teleworking

• Teleworking allowance

• Free parking

• 75% transport reimbursement

• Sustainable mobility bonus (if cycling or carpooling)

Remuneration: according to the French civil service pay scale

Position available: As soon as possible

HR contact: Eloïse LEHOUX

Manager contact: Stéphane TOUZE

This advertisement refers to the terms ‘candidate’, “engineer”, ‘manager’, etc. These terms are to be considered gender-neutral and apply to both women and men.

Centrale Nantes is committed to equality and diversity. In accordance with our institution's CSR commitments, this position is open to all.