Senior Additive Manufacturing Researcher

Being a benchmark in your field

You will have the opportunity to apply your experience to complex technological challenges, leading projects and contributing to the development of new technological solutions.

We want you to be a specialist and a benchmark in your technology.

You will have access to advanced resources, infrastructures, and experimentation environments that will allow you to develop new technological capabilities, as well as the opportunity to carry out multidisciplinary projects with other IDEKO research groups.

We don't just receive training.

We are protagonists of our own learning.

We look for people who explore, experiment, and help build the future of advanced manufacturing.

Your participation will be key in the technological decisions of the area.

You will have autonomy, trust, and the capacity to drive new lines of research and collaboration.

We offer flexibility in schedule and calendar.

IDEKO Multi-located. Possibility of going up to 2 days a week to the offices in Elgoibar, Zamudio Technology Park (CFAA), and Zuatzu Business Park (Donostia).

You will be part of a healthy organization with Fruit, psychological support, dining service, medical service, etc.

We are committed to the environment, having a Basque Language Plan, Equality Plan, and Mobility Plan.

Remuneration according to the person's experience.

Education: Industrial Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Mechanical or Electronic Engineering, Optics/Photonics, or related areas.

Languages: Advanced English (Basque will be valued).

Experience: Experience in a research and development environment, as well as in similar roles, will be very positively valued.

• Additive manufacturing processes.
• Laser physics and applied optics.
• Knowledge in metallic materials, metallurgy, etc., will be valued.
• Knowledge in process signal monitoring and image processing will be valued.
• Programming in Matlab and/or Python and modeling and simulation techniques (FEM, CFD,).

Develop. Innovate. Inspire the future at IDEKO.

At IDEKO, we want to bring a person into our specialized manufacturing processes group to develop the role of senior researcher in the additive manufacturing area.

We are not looking solely for experience. We are looking for a person capable of combining technological vision, scientific leadership, and industrial impact, who wants to grow in a benchmark environment for advanced manufacturing, performing cutting-edge applied research.

If you have experience and want to continue building your career, you will have the possibility of becoming a technical benchmark in your field, leading multidisciplinary teams, driving high-impact projects, and contributing to the development of relevant technologies that transform industries such as aerospace, energy generation, or sustainable mobility.

You will be one of the key people in the definition and growth of the Additive Manufacturing line within IDEKO, having the autonomy to drive new ideas and generate strategic projects.

Drive and promote the area of specialization in additive manufacturing by participating in all phases of research and technology transfer projects.

Applied research into the characterization of additive manufacturing processes, combining modeling, simulation, experimental work, monitoring, and advanced analysis of results.

⚙️Definition of manufacturing procedures and strategies.

Integration of additive manufacturing processes, models, and monitoring systems into industrial environments.

Behavior analysis of components manufactured by additive technology: characterization and validation testing, material evaluation, part integrity.

✍ Generation of proposals for Public Administrations in the field of R&D programs.

✍ Drafting of collaboration plans with companies for the development and implementation of R&D projects in the field of Additive Manufacturing.

✍ Dissemination of results in journals and conferences, and patent drafting.

Technological surveillance, attending benchmark conferences and fairs, company visits, and monitoring technological and scientific advances published in the scientific community.

If you want to get to know us closely, find out how we work, what projects we carry out, what team of people will surround you, and all the facilities that IDEKO can offer you, do not hesitate, and come meet us!

If you are interested in knowing more about the project, write to me or share with the right person (notxoaguridi@ideko.es).

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