BAE Systems (Rochester) manufactures high value, low volume complex aerospace products. Both product requirements and batches change frequently, thus the company adopts a ‘design to order’ and ‘manufacture to order’ operation model. Pulled by the changing customer demands and pushed by fast developing Industry 4 technologies, the company is developing a new flexible and responsive smart factory. The PhD researcher will take a holistic system’s view of the company’s manufacturing transformation cycle with an aim of assessing the new factory and suggesting areas for improvements based on the optimisation methods and tools to be developed during the project, such as simulation, digital twins, robotics, automation, knowledge management, lean, agile and cyber-physical systems.
We are looking for candidates with a background in manufacturing engineering, systems, operations, or related disciplines, with strong knowledge and skills in Information and Communication Technologies. Candidates should have or expected to achieve an undergraduate degree (2:1 or above). Candidates with postgraduate degree and/or practical experience in research or industry are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will benefit from both academic research and collaboration with world-class manufacturing companies.
Reference: VCS-FES-04-2021
Funding notes:
Bursary available: £19,000 - £22,000 per year (Tax-free) for 3 years, full-time, starting in March 2022 or as soon as possible. In addition, the successful candidate will receive a contribution to tuition fees equivalent to the university’s Home rate, currently £4,500, for the duration of their scholarship and travel expenses paid to attend appropriate international conferences and seminars. International applicants will need to pay the remainder tuition fee, currently £14,500, for the duration of their scholarship. This fee is subject to an annual increase. Teaching assistance opportunity is available for this post.
How to apply:
Information on the application process is available at: https://www.gre.ac.uk/research/study/apply/application-process .
Applications need to be made online via this link. No other form of application will be considered.
All applications must include the following information. Applications not containing these documents will not be considered.
• Scholarship Reference Number (VCS-FES-04-21) – included in the personal statement section together with your personal statement as to why you are applying
• a CV including 2 referees *
• academic qualification certificates/transcripts and IELTs/English Language certificate if you are an international applicant or if English is not your first language or you are from a country where English is not the majority spoken language as defined by the UK Border Agency *
*upload to the qualification section of the application form. Attachments must be a PDF format.
Before submitting your application, you are encouraged to liaise with the Lead Supervisor (Prof James Gao) on the details above (ideally email your CV prior to a discussion).
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