Project Engineer-3D Weaving

Queen's University Belfast; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement 8.4 weeks per year

Pension schemes and development

Flexible working options

Work-life balance initiatives

Support for physical and mental health

Job summary

Queen's University Belfast seeks an Engineer to join AMIC's Sustainable Polymer and Composite team, contributing to advanced manufacturing projects. The role is onsite and focuses on 3D weaving, woven preforms, and integration into composite structures, working with industry and academia to drive innovation.

The successful candidate will apply specialist knowledge in weaving processes, develop preforms, validate processes, and collaborate across teams to deliver impactful research outputs

Qualifications

• Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, science, or related discipline; or minimum HND with extensive experience.
• Demonstrable experience in 3D weaving processes and technical textile engineering, including development of woven preforms and their integration into composites.
• Evidence of process development and improving woven preform designs, weaving methods or textile manufacturing technologies to meet performance, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
• Experience of using relevant software packages for weave design and loom operation.
• Experience of working with engineering drawings and close tolerances.
• Evidence of equipment proficiency, including setup, operation, maintenance, testing and basic repair of textile weaving systems.

Skills

3D weaving

Weave preforms

Process development

Weave design software

Engineering drawings

Weaving equipment

Education

Honours degree

Tools

Loom operation software

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Engineer to work in AMIC's Sustainable Polymer and Composite team to help and contribute to projects being delivered as part of AMIC's advanced manufacturing activities.

You will apply your specialist knowledge and experience of 3D weaving processes, textile preform design and process validation to generate innovative research outputs which have a direct economic and technical benefit to companies and sectors. Due to the hands on nature of this role, it is based primarily onsite.

You will work collaboratively with the sustainable polymer and composite team, wider AMIC team, industry partners, technology providers, national technology centres and academia to deliver key projects focused on advanced technical textiles for composite structures.

AMIC is a £100M investment through the Belfast Region City Deal - a collaborative, innovative powerhouse of advanced manufacturing set to elevate our region globally.We are supporting economic growth and prosperity for Northern Ireland by creating high quality jobs and increasing inward investment through high value manufacturing innovation clusters.

About The Person

• 1. Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, science, or a related discipline or minimum HND in a related engineering discipline with extensive recent and relevant experience.
• 2. Demonstrable experience in 3D weaving processes and technical textile engineering, including the development of woven preforms and their integration into composite products.
• 3. Evidence of process development and improving woven preform designs, weaving methods or textile manufacturing technologies to meet performance, quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
• 4. Experience of using relevant software packages for weave design and loom operation.
• 5. Experience of working with engineering drawings and working to close tolerances.
• 6. Evidence of relevant equipment proficiency, including setup, operation, maintenance, testing, and essential repair of textile weaving systems.

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 post is available for 3 years. 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 https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/ .

• holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year
• pension schemes and development opportunities
• flexible working options
• work-life balance initiatives
• support for physical and mental health

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 www.qub.ac.uk/diversity .

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 - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.