Advanced Manufacturing Researcher - Edmonton, Canada - University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

ENG Mechanical Engineering:

Competition No.

Posting Date

Aug 29, 2023

Closing Date

Sep 05, 2023

Position Type

Part Time - Grant Funded

Salary Range

$25,152 to $33,687 (pro-rated) per year

Grade

Hours

20

This competition is restricted to internal applicants of the University of Alberta. Please indicate your internal status using the "Advertisement" drop down menu when applying.
This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This part time position has a term length of 1 year plus a day and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at: Faculty & Staff Benefits.

Location - North Campus

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day.

We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Department summary

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers students the opportunity to pursue an exceptional, high quality education in Canada's largest mechanical engineering department.

Our 1,450 students (1000 undergraduate and 450 graduate) learn in a thriving and dynamic environment emphasizing solid academics and sound hands-on skills.

We offer traditional and co-op undergraduate programs (including a biomedical co-op option), as well as Master of Engineering, Master of Science, and PhD graduate programs.

Our students have exciting research and extracurricular opportunities; from the Undergraduate Research Program to the many student club groups focusing on robotics, autonomous flight, F-1 racing, rocketry, biomechanics, satellites, permaculture, hydrogen-powered vehicles, and many others there is something for every student to be passionate about.

Our department is home to world-class research, with many of our researchers internationally renowned experts.

Owing to the very high quality of our programs, the majority of our students experience excellent employment opportunities following graduation.

We have many alumni who have gone on to change the world in amazing ways. Indeed, the sky's the limit for our students, staff, and alumni

Position summary

Duties

5axis hybrid additivesubtractive machining algorithms development including developing algorithms for conformal slicing for surfacing and overlay operations, 3D data processing and manipulation, and working with different methods such as: Graph theory, Tree optimization, and Data architecture
Developing algorithms for 3D metrology systems work and welding, overlay, additive manufacturing and machining operations
Carrying out research equipment design, purchasing requests, and writing specifications and justifications for equipment purchases.
Research new products, tests, and methodological instruments and reports to the principal investigator relative to the feasibility, quality, and benefits of such new developments.
Assists in supervision of graduate students, and student workers in the laboratory.

Minimum Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical, Chemical, or Computer engineering or a closely related discipline
Minimum 2 years of experience in:
3D vision and 3D scanning: Knowledge in structured light 3D scanner with high density point cloud, optic and parameters for best scanning condition including laser power, focal distance encoding strategy, fiducial marker recognition
Point cloud treatment and post processing: knowledge in registration and segmentation of point cloud using fast point feature histograms, iterative closest point algorithm, support vector machine, be comfortable with associated python libraries such as open3D, pyvista, etc.
Cluster and space partitioning, including graphs and tree optimization algorithms
Point cloud processing and mesh reconstruction, be comfortable with methods to go from point cloud to mesh and vice versa, including screened poisson reconstruction, ball pivoting, alpha shape reconstruction, disk sampling, euler smoothing methods, outliers identification technics, know how to use cloud compare, meshlab, meshmixer.
Knowledge in boolean operations, watertig