Internship: 3D metal Printing in Aerospace: Directed Energy Deposition optimized process parameters
NLR - Netherlands Aerospace Centre
Internship: 3D metal Printing in Aerospace: Directed Energy Deposition optimized process parameters
Internship opportunity at NLR to research Directed Energy Deposition (DED) for 3D metal printing in aerospace. The intern will develop Python code and finite element simulations to optimize printing parameters for improved print quality. Requires background in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields.
Internship: 3D metal Printing in Aerospace: Directed Energy Deposition optimized process parameters
Internship opportunity at NLR to research Directed Energy Deposition (DED) for 3D metal printing in aerospace. The intern will develop Python code and finite element simulations to optimize printing parameters for improved print quality. Requires background in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields.
Salary
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Key Responsibilities
- Create code/script in Python coupled with finite element simulations to optimize printing parameters
- Prevent overheating to improve print quality
- Conduct literature study on parameters affecting temperature distribution and thermal gradients
- Investigate ways to control thermal behavior using variable process parameters
- Demonstrate with thermal simulation model
- Verify/validate simulations with literature, thermal measurement data, or thermal camera imaging data