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Senior Engineer Tooling Design

Job description

We are seeking a team-player who is passionate about innovative technology to play a major role in the leadership, management and expansion of applied research, innovation and knowledge transfer in composite design, processing and testing.

You will help to lead and support a team of engineers, scientists and technicians in the strategic direction and delivery of multiple concurrent composite and polymer tooling manufacturing projects across AMIC. This requires managing diverse composite and polymer tooling manufacturing processes and validation methodologies. You will work in collaboration with different technology areas, the wider sustainable polymer and composite team, technology providers, technology centres, academia and industry to deliver key projects, develop regional and international links, and secure partnerships and funding.

You will support senior managers with a proactive approach in the identification, technical specification and delivery of new and novel materials & technology capabilities and strategies that will have a direct technical, economic and reputational benefit to AMIC, industry and Northern Ireland.

About the person:

To be successful, you must have:

* Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, science, or a related discipline with significant relevant industrial experience OR minimum HND in a related engineering discipline with extensive recent and relevant industrial experience OR substantial practical experience in composite manufacturing, with demonstrable technical expertise.

* Demonstrable experience and in-depth understanding of tooling design requirements and the appropriate selection of tooling types and manufacturing processes, ensuring selected tooling solutions meet customer requirements for safety, quality, cost, delivery and lead time.

* Evidence of applying tooling design knowledge to develop or improve moulds, tooling systems or manufacturing methods, with measurable impact.

* Demonstrable evidence of working on a range of composite and polymer tooling design projects including new tooling development and existing tooling improvement for composite and polymer manufacturing processes.

Please review the job details for a full list of essential and desirable criteria. 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.

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 on our website.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority and International Staff Network) and PRISM (+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, and , please visit our website.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application.

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