Research Officer, Advanced and Digital Manufacturing

National Research Council Canada•Winnipeg, MB

11d•CA$83,985 - CA$139,608•Hybrid

About The Position

The role is for a Research Officer, Advanced and Digital Manufacturing to support the Automotive and Surface Transportation (AST) Research Centre. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting advanced research and development activities in mechatronics, cyber-physical systems, and data analytics. The primary focus will be on exploring the integration of digital technologies within physical automated manufacturing processes to advance the state-of-the-art in automation.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or a field relevant to the position. A Master’s Degree in Engineering combined with experience in research or technology development relevant to the position may also be considered.
Significant experience in advanced manufacturing in a research environment, including cyber-physical process development and process analysis.
Experience identifying and installing supplementary instrumentation of manufacturing equipment and developing related Programmable Logic Control systems.
Significant experience working with digital data including data collection, statistical analysis, programming and machine learning.
Experience planning and executing engineering and/or scientific research projects, including writing technical research project proposals.
Reliability Status
English language proficiency.

Nice To Haves

Experience with automated inspection techniques.

Responsibilities

Conduct cutting-edge research in advanced manufacturing, including but not limited to integration of robotics and digital systems to various manufacturing processes and quality control methods.
Design and execute novel experiments to assess feasibility of cyber-physical systems, introduce or improve instrumentation and data collection, and validate applications for machine learning.
Evaluate emerging technologies, instrumentation devices and other tools related to mechatronics and cyber-physical systems.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support interdisciplinary research projects.
Prepare technical reports, presentations, and publications for internal and external stakeholders.
Contribute to the development and protection of IP through invention disclosures, patent applications, and technology transfer activities.
Stay current to trends in metal additive manufacturing through conferences and professional development activities.
Support the business development function as a scientific discipline leader.
Assist in identifying client requirements and prepare technical scope of project proposals.