Convergent Manufacturing Design for Printed Hybrid Electronics

The Army Research Laboratory Research Associateship Program (ARL-RAP) offers a research opportunity focused on Convergent Manufacturing (CM) for multifunctional devices and structures. This position aims to establish process-material-design relationships for convergent manufacturing of conformal electronics embedded into Army munitions, weapons, and platforms. The researcher will develop feedstock materials including conductors, dielectrics, and insulators, as well as manufacturing processes such as aerosol deposition, inkjet printing, SLA, FFF, injection molding, robotic milling and drilling, and plasma modification. The researcher will characterize resulting materials using electronics characterization methodologies, mechanical characterization such as tensile testing, and thermal testing. This research associateship is designed to significantly increase the involvement of creative and highly trained scientists and engineers from academia and industry in scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Army. The position is within the Science of Extreme Materials Division (SEM), which focuses on materials and manufacturing methods for mechanical response and performance extremes, including active, adaptive, and flexible/soft materials.