Senior Technician (Residual Stress Measurement Lab) - 819664


Company:	University of Strathclyde
Salary:	£33,662 to £37,369 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	PA4 9LJ
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Oct 2026
Closing date:	23 Oct 2026

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Summary

The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow possesses a large internationally rated Engineering Faculty with a proud history of successful joint ventures with industrial and enterprise partners. As part of the University’s strategic development, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland has been established.

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is a bold and ambitious industry-centred project to create an international centre of advanced manufacturing expertise and excellence where industry, academia and public-sector support agencies work together to transform skills, productivity, and innovation, making Scotland and the UK a global leader in advanced manufacturing.

The Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), encompassed within NMIS, situated at Inchinnan near Glasgow’s International Airport, is a world leading research facility for forging and forming technologies. The AFRC is seeking to appoint a Laboratory Technician to support the operation of specialised equipment within its Residual Stress Measurement Laboratory. Recently the Centre has invested over £1m in residual stress measurement equipment and is rapidly developing a team who specialise in this area. You will be primarily responsible for the set-up, operation and maintenance of the existing equipment used for delivering industrial and academic research programmes on residual stress and materials characterisations related to forging and forming of metallic materials and alloys.

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