Queen’s University Belfast is one of the leading universities in the UK and Ireland, with a distinguished heritage and history. With over 24,000 students, 4,200 staff and an annual turnover of some £300m, Queen’s University Belfast plays a unique leadership role in Northern Ireland. As a member of the Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities, Queen’s University Belfast combines excellence in research and education with a student centred ethos. As a leader of Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) development and delivery for 25 years, KTP is held in high regard within Queen’s and the programme has been the foundation for many research and teaching successes including 23 National KTP Awards. The KTP Programme has been helping businesses throughout the UK for over 40 years by recruiting suitably qualified graduates to take on a role that bridges academia and business.
As a KTP Associate you will have the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge to a real life challenge that delivers tactical change within an organisation. A KTP is the perfect launchpad, helping enhance your career prospects by providing you with an opportunity to manage a challenging project central to a business’s strategic development and long term growth. You will have access to a substantial training and development budget and take ownership of a project, with the added support and guidance of Queen’s world class Academics. Through the KTP programme we wish to recruit a skilled postgraduate to work as an R&D Engineer (Polymer Composite Design & Manufacturing) in Collins Aerospace (Kilkeel, Co.Down, Northern Ireland) to lead and deliver a collaborative KTP project with School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Queen’s over 24 months.
B/E Aerospace now known as Collins Aerospace is part of Raytheon Technologies Inc. and is a leading global manufacturer of aircraft passenger cabin interior products for the aircraft markets. We serve all major airlines, aircraft manufacturers and leasing companies through direct global sales and customer support organisations and have leading worldwide market shares for all our major product lines. Our site in Kilkeel, Co Down, Northern Ireland is the largest seat manufacturing operation in the Group and we manufacture seats for Emirates, American, Lufthansa, Qatar and BA, from basic economy to first class cabins.
We wish to recruit a highly skilled postgraduate to design and develop material and manufacturing processes for fabrication of new composite structures as part of aircraft seating. This is a fixed-term position for 24months.
The successful candidate must have:
Please note that the Shortlisting Panel cannot make assumptions on your experience or qualifications; it is the responsibility of the applicant to evidence their suitability for the role. As such your Application Form, CV and/or Cover Letter must clearly demonstrate how your Qualifications and Experience meet the Essential Criteria and, where possible, Desirable Criteria as listed in the Candidate Information Booklet.
For full job details and criteria please see the Candidate Information link on our website by clicking ‘apply’. You must clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria when you submit your application. For further information, please contact the Resourcing Team, Queen's University Belfast via email at resourcing@qub.ac.uk.
The University is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all. However, our employment monitoring data tells us that individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people with a disability and those who identify as LGBT+ are currently under-represented at the University.
Informal enquires may be directed to Karen McGeough, email: k.mcgeough@qub.ac.uk.
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