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Salary range: £33,662 - £37,369 per annum 

FTE: 1 

Term: Open-ended

Closing Date: 23 October 2026

Location: AFRC, Inchinnan, Renfrew

The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow possesses a large internationally rated Engineering Faculty with a proud history of successful joint ventures with industrial and enterprise partners. As part of the University’s strategic development, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland has been established.

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is a bold and ambitious industry-centred project to create an international centre of advanced manufacturing expertise and excellence where industry, academia and public-sector support agencies work together to transform skills, productivity, and innovation, making Scotland and the UK a global leader in advanced manufacturing.

The Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), encompassed within NMIS, situated at Inchinnan near Glasgow’s International Airport, is a world leading research facility for forging and forming technologies. The AFRC is seeking to appoint a Laboratory Technician to support the operation of specialised equipment within its Residual Stress Measurement Laboratory. Recently the Centre has invested over £1m in residual stress measurement equipment and is rapidly developing a team who specialise in this area. You will be primarily responsible for the set-up, operation and maintenance of the existing equipment used for delivering industrial and academic research programmes on residual stress and materials characterisations related to forging and forming of metallic materials and alloys.

To be considered for this role, you will be educated to a minimum of HNC level, or equivalent; or with relevant work experience, preferably with metallic materials and alloys, and you will have an interest in manufacturing processes in an area relevant to the AFRC. You will have knowledge and experience of undertaking experimental activities as well as reporting and interpreting data and results. You will have excellent troubleshooting skills, including a methodical approach to solving complex problems, with limited guidance. You will have an ability to work autonomously, prioritising and coordinating your own workload and making decisions with minimum supervision in order to meet project deadlines. You will have the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Previous experiences of measuring residual stress with one of the destructive (e.g. hole-drilling) or non-destructive (e.g. XRD) techniques, or experience of materials characterisation, are highly desirable.

For informal enquiries, please contact Iftakhar Alam, Engineering Technologist, iftakhar.alam@strath.ac.uk
 
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Salary range: £48,337 - £59,390 per annum 

FTE: 1 

Term: Open-ended

Closing Date: 30 October 2026

Location: Inchinnan, Renfrew

The University of Strathclyde has a long history of working with industry to deliver strong business growth from access to research and innovation expertise. The latest major initiative continuing to deliver on this track record is through the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).
As a magnet for innovation in advanced manufacturing, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) group of specialist R&D centres, supports manufacturing, engineering and associated tech businesses of all sizes, to thrive domestically and internationally through accelerating productivity, embracing new digital technologies and achieving net-zero targets.

We turn smart ideas into reality and deliver ground-breaking research.

Coming from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, our passionate team works alongside industry, academia, and the public sector to solve problems, train the workforce of the future and generate the creative ideas that will transform manufacturing.

Ultimately, we are growing the economy, developing a vibrant and skilled talent pool and helping create prosperous, sustainable communities.

The Opportunity

The AFRC is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Senior Technologist – Materials. This role will lead and deliver high-value research and knowledge exchange programmes, focused on the industrial application of advanced materials processing technologies.
Working across AFRC and NMIS initiatives, you will play a key role in translating research into impact through process innovation, materials testing & characterisation, materials development, and digital manufacturing. You will lead technical work packages, and work closely with AFRC’s industrial partners to deliver applied solutions. You will also develop and lead your own programme of knowledge exchange, applying for and managing externally funded projects and contributing to strategic capability development.

To be considered for this position, you will hold a good honours degree and a PhD (or equivalent professional experience) in a relevant discipline such as Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or Manufacturing Engineering. You will have a proven track record in applied research and/or industrial delivery in forging or forming technologies and a strong interest in knowledge exchange.

The successful candidate must be eligible and willing to undergo UK security clearance in order to work on sensitive or restricted projects.
Applicants may use tools such as AI to support their application; however, all submissions must accurately reflect their own experience and understanding. The University reserves the right to verify the authenticity of application materials and may reject applications where concerns arise.

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Michael King, Principal Engineer (Materials Team Lead), michael.king@strath.ac.uk
 
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