Queen's University Belfast
Job title:
Senior Engineer Automation
Company
Queen’s University Belfast
Job description
AMIC – a £100M investment through the Belfast Region City Deal – is a collaborative, innovative powerhouse of advanced manufacturing set to elevate our region globally.We are supporting economic growth and prosperity for Northern IreIand by creating high quality jobs and increasing inward investment through high value manufacturing innovation clusters. We are driving industrial transformation, paving the way for future technologies and competing globally with a more sustainable focus. Our team of experienced staff has core capabilities in digitalising manufacturing, smart design, sustainable polymers and composites and smart nanotech. We’re excited to be expanding the team throughout 2024.We are looking for a Senior Automation Engineer with proven technical knowledge and experience who is excited to work in a centre that is a global destination for technology and innovation. We are recruiting to build our engineering teams in Digital Factory to support the development of innovative and emerging industryfocused solutions. As Senior Engineer you will apply your specialist knowledge and experience of methods and processes, to generate innovative research outputs. You will work collaboratively with your team, industry, technology providers, national technology centres and academia to deliver key projects focused on advanced manufacturing. This role is aimed at candidates with relevant experience in an industrial or academic research and innovation environment.About the Person:The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria * Apply technical knowledge and experience in support of the development of innovative and emerging industryfocused solutions.
- Undertake high quality industrial research, development and knowledge transfer in the area of automation and robotics process development.
- Development and implementation of automation and robotics technology to meet industrial challenges.
- Development and implementation of relevant Industrial Digital Technologies (IDT’s) supporting the concept of the Smart Factory.
- Formally evaluate the effectiveness of new or enhanced methods arising from research.
- Engage with industrial partners to facilitate the transfer of AMIC capabilities into commercial production.
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 three year fixed term contract. 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 atQueen’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 .
Expected salary
£39922 – 47631 per year
Location
Belfast
Job date
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:08:58 GMT
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