Opportunity: Advanced manufacturing research

Opportunity Number:

ARL-SRP-00054

Opportunity Location:

APG, MD

Opportunity Description:

The Army Research Laboratory (ARL is in the frontier of developing novel materials and manufacturing processes that enable production of Army capabilities with novel performance at unprecedented rates and lower costs. Candidates will work hands on with advanced manufacturing techniques and equipment in a laboratory environment to produce material coupons and hardware for testing and analysis. Research projects may include development and integration of robotics, cold spray, materials characterization (metallography, specimen preparation, mechanical testing, microscopy, x-ray diffraction), and a variety of 3D printing (additive manufacturing) techniques of metallic (laser powder bed fusion, electron beam powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition), polymeric (stereolithography, fused filament deposition, inkjet, selective laser sintering) , and electronic materials. Projects may be tailored to the participants experience to include: numerical modeling of processes and materials; microstructure-processing-property-relations; powder processing (milling, sizing, compaction and sintering); and machine learning and data analytics. Participants will work with ARL researchers to contribute to R&D project outcomes and interact directly with soldiers to understand Army needs for advanced manufacturing solutions to battlefield challenges.

Opportunity Skill Set:

Aerospace Engineering, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality, Computer Modeling/Simulation, Data Science, Data Visualization, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Rapid Prototyping/Additive Manufacturing,

Opportunity Host Facility

DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL)

Multiple Locations Across the Country

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL), as an integral part of the Army Futures Command, is the U.S Army’s foundational research laboratory that has the mission of operationalizing science. The DEVCOM ARL mission essential task of foundational research has the objective to conduct research and reconnaissance to inform future Army science, technology, and engineering and invest in areas that ensure overmatch. DEVCOM ARL executes research in 11 competencies that provide the Army foundational expertise and specialized capabilities grounded in scientific excellence and driven by unique Army challenges. These competencies are: Biological and Biotechnology Sciences; Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences; Energy Sciences, Humans in Complex Systems; Mechanical Sciences; Military Information Sciences; Network, Cyber, and Computational Sciences; Photonics, Electronics, and Quantum Sciences; Sciences of Extreme Materials; Terminal Effects; and Weapons Sciences.

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