Research Associate - Zurich, Schweiz - ETH Zürich

ETH Zürich

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Zurich, Schweiz

vor 4 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Schneider

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

Research Associate - Multi-Material High-Speed Laser Cladding with the option of a PhD thesis at ETH Zurich:

80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term:

inspire AG is the leading Swiss competence center for product innovation and advanced manufacturing.

As a strategic partner of ETH Zurich, our mission is to transfer knowledge and technology from research to Swiss machine, electrical and metal industries.

Project background:

The research group Laser Material Processing at inspire offers in collaboration with the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (AML) at ETH Zurich the following position of a Research Associate.

Job description:

The main goal of your work is the development of laser processes for the coating of industrial products.

The research is part of a multiannual industrial research project and includes the development of processes and processing strategies with pulsed lasers and multi-material coating characterization.

Your tasks:

Development of a laser process (such as laser power, spot size, speed, gas flows, mass flow, hatch, layer height) to coat different substrates (e.g., aluminium, steel, titanium) with a dissimilar material (such as copperbased alloys) multimaterial multilayer coatings.
Coating analysis and qualification according to industry standards (such as bonding, porosity, cracking, wear resistance) together with material experts
Transfer of the newly developed process to parts and components on an industrial machine

Your profile:

CH/EU/EFTA citizenship or a valid work permit for Switzerland
Master's degree (technical university, university) in materials science, mechanical engineering, physics, or similar.
Excellent grades to meet the requirements for doctoral studies at ETH Zurich
Knowledge of laser material processing
Experiences in materials analysis (e.g., microscopy, hardness measurement)
A good knowledge (written/oral) of English is mandatory. Knowledge of German is preferred.
Highly selforganized and structured way of working
High motivation and willingness to learn new skills
High level of teamorientation, positive work attitude and creativity
Willingness to teach (