Job details
Job reference
24/112337
Date posted
16/12/2024
Application closing date
13/01/2025
Salary
£39,922 - £47,631 per annum
Job category/type
Professional Support
Senior Engineer - Design Automation
Job description
The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre is seeking engineers who want to innovate and apply their knowledge to the challenges of industry and society to support Smart Design activities within AMIC’s advanced manufacturing activities.
You will apply your specialist knowledge and experience of design automation in the development of new methods and processes, automation of elements of the concept design and detailed design process, and integration of manufacturing and materials data into design tools, to generate innovative research outputs which have a direct economic and technical benefit to companies and sectors.
The initial 18 months of this project will be working on a collaborative research programme called Re-Imagining Engineering Design (RIED) where you will develop key technologies focused on smart design automation, such as automated scripts and standard operating procedures for the automation of design tasks, working collaboratively with your team, industry, technology providers, national technology centres, and academia.
About the person:
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:
1. Undergraduate degree or equivalent in computing, engineering or a related discipline with significant relevant industrial experience OR minimum HND in a related discipline with extensive recent and relevant industrial experience.
2. Recent, relevant experience and in-depth knowledge in the application of design technology, with clear experience of using CAD and/or FE analysis solutions.
3. Experience in a range of Industrial Digital Technologies relating to smart design.
4. Demonstrable evidence of working within multifaceted environments delivering to deadlines and within budget.
5. Experience of using research/industrial tools and techniques resulting in high-quality projects and technical reports.
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
This is a 3-year fixed-term post. Fixed-term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes, and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives, and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at this link.
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, please visit this link.
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