The candidate will participate in an industrial research project for the aeronautical sector aiming at exploiting the benefits of X-ray computed tomography (XCT) applied to the characterization of additive manufactured (AM) complex jet engine components with demanding thermomechanical properties. The project required the analysis of XCT data and the development of automatic data processing methodologies to accelerate data treatment (reconstruction of volumes, noise reduction, segmentation, analysis).
XCT is one of the most powerful techniques for defect assessments of additive manufacturing materials as it comprises a high resolution for the typical defect types in AM, a large volume of inspection which allows detecting thousands of defects at once, provides three-dimensional information of the inspected material and it is non-destructive. Thus, the main activity of the candidate will be the preparation of samples of our partners, the measurement by XCT of these samples under optimal experimental values, image post-processing, and development of automated routines for data and image treatment and image quantification. Results will be presented in periodical meetings to industrial partners.
The candidate is expected to have a sufficient background in programming.