DeepForm Ltd is an early stage start-up company introducing patented sheet metal pressing technology which significantly reduces waste, cost and embodied CO2 emissions in the high-volume manufacturing of sheet metal components. DeepForm optimises material use by reimagining metal sheet forming tooling.
We are an exciting University of Cambridge spin-out company founded in 2022. Having secured external investment and formed a strategic alliance with a well-known automotive manufacturer we are securing our first customers. This is an exciting time to join at the very early stages in the company’s mission to reduce waste and embodied emissions in the manufacturing sector.
You will join a small, dynamic team based in Cambridge, UK and will have responsibility for designing press forming processes for automotive and other clients. Using DeepForm’s patented methodology, you will design and optimise transfer, tandem and progressive-die forming press tool layouts to maximise material utilisation. Designs will be tested using AutoForm forming simulation package.
Together with the DeepForm team you will identify opportunities and requirements for further innovation, and will contribute to finding solutions to new challenges such as new part geometries or materials.
Key Responsibilities
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Carrying out DeepForm forming feasibility assessments, you will |
40% |
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Designing full DeepForm pressing process layouts, you will |
30% |
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Presenting work to customers and project management |
10% |
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Identifying requirements for process innovation and contributing to solutions |
20% |
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Person Profile
This section details the knowledge, skills and experience we require for the role.
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Background and experience |
You will likely have a Mechanical Engineering degree or have completed an Engineering Apprenticeship to level 6/7, or equivalent. You enjoy and have proficiency in using CAD packages. |
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Flexible and motivated to support rapid growth of a new business (Essential) |
Independent, self-starter who knows when to consult when key choices/decisions are to be made. Flexible approach to working in an exciting small team with developing formal structures |
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Experienced in using Finite Element Analysis to improve and evaluate designs (Essential) |
2 years’ experience in Finite Element Analysis ideally for metal forming applications, including software packages such as AutoForm, PAM-Stamp, LS Dyna, ABAQUS. Evidence of using modelling of a manufacturing process to allow design iterations to reduce the risk of failure Skill in testing and validating modelling predictions |
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Excellent communication with customers (Essential) |
Able to create professional written and visual reports that communicate technical information to customers Able to present ideas professionally – both in structured presentations, and verbally - to a customer Recognise and respond to customer feedback |
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Project management (Desired) |
Able to manage customer projects, including setting up suitable meetings, reviews etc. to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget Able to manage own workload to ensure commitments to customers, and colleagues are met |
Further information
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Location |
ideaSpace City, 3 Laundress Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1SD |
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Working pattern |
Full time Office-based, with some flexibility for hybrid working |
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Benefits |
Share option scheme Pension scheme (up to 5% matching) 25 days annual leave excluding bank holidays Office located in centre of Cambridge |
Application process
- Send your C.V. and cover letter to: hiring@deepform.co.uk
- Applications close: 10 May 2024 at 12noon BST
- Face to face interviews will be held in Cambridge, UK during the week 20-24 May 2024