Aston University has been part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support the delivery of a project called Aston University Advanced Prototyping Facility (AU-APF). This project supports small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Economic Partnership (LEP) area to innovate with advanced product design and manufacture using state of the art additive manufacturing equipment. It is delivering both short and long-term one-to-one assistance, workshops and innovation collaboration opportunities to SMEs.
We seek an engineer, familiar with mechanical design and advanced prototyping, to work with SMEs to enable them to take advantage of the latest prototyping technologies. The engineer will help to facilitate the workshops and assist individual beneficiaries. The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience.
Please note that anonymous shortlisting will be carried out for this role as part of Aston University’s commitment to equality and diversity and ensuring a fair and consistent approach to recruitment. Personal details that are included on application forms, including the candidate’s name and address will not be disclosed to the shortlisting panel. Please note that only answers that fall within the application form questions will be assessed.
