Ingénieur(e) d’Études Spécialisé(e) en soudage ou fabrication additive WAAM (H/F) – Réf 1100

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 École 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 available in the Nantes-Saint-Nazaire metropolitan area in the fields of civil engineering, materials and process mechanics, and structural mechanics modelling and simulation.

As part of a 12-month fixed-term contract, we are looking for someone to carry out WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing) process development activities. 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:

• Prepare and carry out manufacturing experiments using the WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing) process on a robotic cell.

• Design, implement and analyse experimental plans using the WAAM process.

• Develop and validate WAAM manufacturing parameters

• Implement manufacturing strategies (ranges) for the production of demonstrators

• Calibrate and implement sensors for monitoring the WAAM process and analyse data from experiments

• Generate WAAM trajectories in the CAD/CAM software environment

• Characterise the deposits obtained through metallographic and mechanical preparations and analyses

• Analyse and interpret the results obtained, write reports and associated deliverables

• Prepare and present the results for project meetings and team meetings

Organisational skills:

• Collaborative work management

• Research work management

Technical skills:

• Linguistics – English

• CAD/CAM software

• Experimental implementation on robotic cells

• Numerical control machines

• WAAM or welding processes

• Metallographic preparations and analyses

• Implementation of monitoring tools (thermal camera, 3D scanner)

Adaptability:

• International environment

• Academic environment

Interpersonal and social skills:

• Relationships with companies

• Teamwork

• Open-plan office environment

• Independent

• Curious

• Proactive

Occupational risks / Qualifications: Chemical risk

Required level: You have at least a bachelor's degree in welding, materials engineering or similar, 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 State civil service pay scale

• Position to be filled: As soon as possible

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.