Senior Engineer Manufacturing Digitalisation

Queens University; Belfast; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Belfast is seeking engineers to support advanced manufacturing initiatives. Applicants should have a degree in Computer Science or a related field and demonstrate experience in Manufacturing Systems integration. You will collaborate with industry partners to implement cutting-edge solutions and research outputs that benefit the economy. This fixed-term position may lead to permanent opportunities depending on funding.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field or extensive related industrial experience.
• Experience with Manufacturing Systems Integration, including MES and ERP systems.
• Ability to design logical and scalable tag structures.

Responsibilities

• Apply specialist knowledge to generate innovative research outputs.
• Collaborate with team and industry to deliver key projects.
• Implement a Unified Namespace Architecture within AMIC's facilities.

Skills

Manufacturing Systems Integration

Working with industrial protocols

Using Python

Using JavaScript

Real-time data streaming

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

Overview

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 Ireland by creating high quality jobs and increasing inward investment through high value manufacturing innovation clusters. Furthermore, we are driving industrial transformation, paving the way for future technologies and competing globally with a more sustainable focus.

When you join our team, you will have access to the latest advanced industrial technologies and have the opportunity to grow and develop as an engineer and technology leader. Our mission is to provide you with the environment to innovate and create impact.

Our team of experienced staff has core capabilities in digitalising manufacturing, smart design, sustainable polymers & composites and nanotechnologies & photonics. We\'re excited to be expanding the team throughout 2025.

We are currently seeking engineers who want to innovate and apply their knowledge to the challenges of industry and society to support emerging approaches to digitalisation for industry 4.0 within AMIC\'s advanced manufacturing activities.

You will apply your specialist knowledge and experience of methods and processes, to generate innovative research outputs which have a direct economic and technical benefit to companies and sectors. You will work collaboratively with your team, industry, technology providers, national technology centres and academia to deliver key projects focused on advanced manufacturing and you will be involved in implementing a Unified Namespace Architecture within AMICs facilities on a state-of-the-art modern infrastructure and demonstrating best practices to industry.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include applying specialist knowledge and experience of methods and processes to generate innovative research outputs with direct economic and technical benefit; collaborating with team, industry, technology providers, national technology centres and academia to deliver key projects focused on advanced manufacturing; implementing a Unified Namespace Architecture within AMICs facilities on a modern infrastructure and demonstrating best practices to industry.

Qualifications

About the person:

To be considered for the post, candidates must demonstrate how they meet the essential criteria, which includes:

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, Science, or a related discipline. OR extensive recent and relevant industrial experience directly related to the role.
• Demonstrable experience of:
  • Manufacturing Systems Integration to include MES, ERP systems
  • Structuring and contextualising data across multiple systems (MES, ERP, SCADA, IIOT).
  • Designing logical and scalable tag structures that reflect physical and digital assets across the enterprise.
  • Working with industrial protocols such as OPC-UA, MQTT, Modbus, Profibus for secure industrial data exchange. Implementing role-based authentication, cybersecurity best practices, and compliance with industrial data governance frameworks.
  • Using publish/subscribe patterns, real-time data streaming, and workflow automation
  • Using Python, JavaScript, or similar for industrial automation and data processing applications.

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 on our website.

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.