Additive design and manufacture: improving the performance of additively manufactured parts through design, manufacturing, coatings/surface finishing and multi-materials

Please note that this is an EngD project - not a PhD. you will be physically based with the sponsor in London for the majority of the programme time.
Please see the programme web pages for more information - https://www.surrey.ac.uk/minmat

Understanding the influence of design on an additively manufactured component is an area of important research at Autodesk. This project will look at the end-to-end process and determine the constraints and optimal design criteria for the final additively manufactured part. The information from this will be used to inform future Autodesk optimisation and generative design products.

The main aspects of this research are on the characterisation of additively manufactured parts, creating a link between the design and the final manufactured part, and determine the constraints that optimisation tools should place on the design. This will help the customer get a part that is “right first time”. A broader aim of this project is to improve the performance of additively manufactured parts through design, manufacturing, coatings/surface finishing and multi-materials.

This project will primarily focus on powder based metal techniques and their application in the aerospace industry. The Research Engineer will gain experience in aerospace/mechanical engineering, material science and additive manufacturing.

The Research Engineer will be based at the London Autodesk Office and will be working with Autodesk partners on the manufacturing of additive parts, and at the University of Surrey for materials characterisation. They will have access to a wide range of Autodesk software and expertise within the Advanced Consulting team based at this office.