Career Opportunities at Queen's

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 & composites and smart nanotech. We’re excited to be expanding the team throughout 2025.

We are seeking engineers who want to develop and apply their knowledge to the challenges of industry and society to support the delivery of CNC machining projects within AMIC’s advanced manufacturing activities. You will apply your knowledge and experience of methods and processes to support innovative research outputs which have a direct economic and technical benefit to companies. In conjunction with Senior Engineering colleagues you will work collaboratively with industry partners, technology providers, national technology centres and academia to deliver key projects focused on advanced CNC machining.

About the person

The successful candidate must have the following education/qualification requirements:

• Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, science, or a related discipline withsignificant relevant industrial experience OR minimum HNC in a related engineering discipline with extensive recent and relevant industrial experience.
• Demonstrable experience and in depth understanding of CNC machining processes.
• Experience of using 3D CAD packages to assist with the design of test parts or fixturing in support of projectdelivery goals.
• Demonstrable evidence of working on a range of Industrial CNC equipment e.g. milling, turning, mill-turnmachines.
• Knowledge of safety systems and their use in a CNC machining workshop environment.
• Demonstrable evidence of delivering projects to agreed deadlines and within budget.
• Knowledge of CNC Control Systems Functions. – e.g. Siemens 840D, Fanuc
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to communicate complex technicalinformation.

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 at Pay, Reward and Benefits | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast

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 Diversity and Inclusion | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast

Candidate Information

Further information for international applicants