Additive Manufacturing (AM) Engineer

Position Title: Additive Manufacturing (AM) Engineer Duration: Contract - 6 Months (Inside IR35) Location: Cheshire - Initially onsite, moving to Hybrid 3 days onsite per week Client: Automotive OEM Purpose of the Role: Join the Technical Development Team as the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Engineer, where you'll help drive innovation within a world-class AM facility accessible to all the Clients' colleagues. Working with a broad range of advanced AM technologies, you will apply your expertise to deliver cost, time, and quality improvements across the entire product lifecycle. Reporting to the Technical Development Function Manager, the successful candidate will be an experienced engineer with a strong background in binder-based metal manufacturing, playing a key role in leading the rollout of pioneering LMM technology across the Company. Act as the technology lead for in-house metal additive manufacturing. Scheduling & operation of LMM Printer (Lithography Metal Manufacturing), including post-processing & sintering. Developing print, de-binding & sintering parameters for a range of materials & applications. Collaboration with other business functions to deploy metal additive manufacturing across the product development lifecycle. Co-ordinating validation testing on a material & component level, including finishing techniques & post-processing operations. Provide technical support across in-house polymer AM technologies, with a particular focus on powder-based processes. About the Team: The Technical Development team is based within the R&D Workshop, at the forefront of the product development process. It is split into 2 areas of responsibility: Additive Manufacturing - Develop & maintain a world class AM facility, accessible to all colleagues. GV Technical Development - Generates & executes the technical method to build or update R&D vehicles. Skills and Experience: Experience in working with LMM Hardware or similar binder-based metal manufacturing processes Experience in working with sintering and de-binding hardware & processes. Proficient in 3D CAD design, including a strong understanding of DfAM principals A safety first mindset, with a knowledge of manufacturing safety procedures. Experience with powder based polymer technologies (MJF or SLS) would be beneficial A degree level qualification in Engineering or equivalent experience. Experience within the automotive industry is beneficial