Career Opportunities at Queen's

About the job:

We are seeking to recruit a Project Engineer to develop capability in Discrete Event Simulation (DES) and digital manufacturing techniques to support innovation and industrial decision-making. This role is suited to an early-career engineer who will be supported to learn and apply simulation, data analytics, and system modelling approaches to real-world industrial challenges.

About the Person:

The successful candidate will support senior colleagues in modelling, analysing, and improving manufacturing and supply chain systems, contributing to AMIC’s advanced manufacturing activities and “Factory of the Future” vision.

Essential Criteria:

• 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 recent and relevant industrial experience.
• Evidence of strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex systems into structured components.
• Ability to understand and interpret processes, workflows, or systems (e.g. manufacturing, logistics, or service systems).
• Experience working with data, including analysis, manipulation, or visualisation (e.g. Excel, Python, MATLAB, Power BI or similar).
• Ability to interpret data and extract meaningful insights to support decision-making.
• Demonstrable ability in logical or computational thinking, such as modelling, coding, or structured problem-solving.
• Evidence of delivering work or projects to agreed deadlines and within scope.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical information to non-specialist audiences.
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to learn new tools, techniques, and technologies.
• Willingness to visit collaborative partners and to attend meetings and conferences nationally and internationally as requested.

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 https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-andbenefits. 

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.

Candidate Information