Research Engineer in the Hultgren Laboratory Full-time NEW

Research Engineer in the Hultgren Laboratory

The Hultgren Laboratory is a KTH infrastructure open to students and researchers from universities, institutes and industry. It provides a comprehensive suite of instruments for sample preparation, materials characterisation and measurement of materials' properties. While the facility offers measurement services, it is primarily set up for independent use by researchers, who after appropriate training, can operate the tools and instruments themselves. Most research conducted at the laboratory focuses on metallic materials; however, the instrumentation is also well suited to the study of a broad range of other solid-state materials, such as ceramics, polymers, semiconductors, composites and biomaterials.

The overarching goal of the Hultgren Laboratory is to enable high-quality, impactful materials research by providing reliable, accessible, and state-of-the-art experimental capabilities. Central to this mission is fostering an efficient, well-supported user environment that promotes both scientific excellence and collaboration across academia and industry.

The Research Engineer will perform various research and education tasks as well as support to the day-to-day operation of the Hultgren Laboratory, including onboarding of new lab users, user training, laboratory measurements, instrument maintenance, and ordering consumables.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A BSc or MSc degree or an advanced level (higher education) in the research subject or equivalent competence.
• Ability to express yourself in English, both spoken and written, as this will be required in daily work.
• Can take initiative
• Can work independently
• Personal maturity
• Problem solving and analytical capabilities
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality

Preferred qualifications

• Masters Education focusing on metallic/hard materials.
• Experience in laboratory techniques.
• Experience in microstructure characterization e.g. SEM, EBSD and characterization of mechanical behaviour of metallic materials e.g. macro/micro tensile testing, in-situ micromechanical testing, etc.
• Knowledge of lab safety standards and experience undertaking risk assessments.
• Proficiency in Swedish, as this will be required in daily work.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.