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Research and Development Engineer

Employer
National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)
Location
Glasgow, Glasgow City
Closing date
10 Jul 2019
Reference
229963/229958/229977

Job Details

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is a bold and ambitious industry-centred project to create an international centre of advanced manufacturing expertise and excellence where industry, academia and public-sector support agencies work together to transform skills, productivity and innovation, making Scotland and the UK a global leader in advanced manufacturing.

NMIS is a truly collaborative project, with partners including the Scottish government, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland, the Scottish Funding Council, Renfrewshire Council and the UK government through the High Value Manufacturing Catapult. The University of Strathclyde is the host University for NMIS, which will link to the wider academic communities in Scotland through the Scottish Research Partnership in Engineering and across the UK High Value Manufacturing Catapult network.

NMIS will encompass a dedicated facility that will house the Manufacturing Skills Academy (MSA), Digital Factory 2050 and the Innovation Collaboratory. Along with this dedicated new facility, existing and developing research centres will also be part of the broader NMIS Group including the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) and the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre (LMC). The posts advertised here will be based in one of these centres.

We are looking to appoint up to 40 innovative and enthusiastic engineers to be part of NMIS who are interested in manufacturing the future, working with a range of innovative industrial partners and academic experts, new and emerging technologies and challenging manufacturing in Scotland.

We're seeking talented engineers at the following career stages:

  • Assistant Research & Development Engineer (£27,830 - £31,302) 
  • Research & Development Engineer (£32,236 - £39,609)
  • Senior Research & Development Engineer (£40,792 - £50,132)

We would love to hear from you, if you have expertise and a degree in one or more of the technical areas below and have:

• Materials and Lightweighting

• Production systems, manufacturing systems, operations and supply chain management.

• Digital Manufacturing (including robotics and automation)

• Manufacturing technologies

• Measurement and sensing

• Design for manufacturing and new product introduction

For more information, visit the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) Website:

https://www.strath.ac.uk/workwithus/nationalmanufacturinginstitutescotland/ or email NMIS-recruitment@strath.ac.uk

Company

Manufacturing is important to Scotland’s economy, employing over 185,000 people and accounting for over half of our international exports and business research and development. We are establishing the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) as part of our commitment to support and grow our diverse manufacturing base, and to make Scotland a recognised producer as well as consumer of goods.

We want the NMIS to be an industry-led international centre of manufacturing expertise. Industry, research and the public sector will work together to transform skills, productivity and innovation. This will attract investment and make Scotland a global leader in advanced manufacturing. 

The core facilities will be located in Renfrewshire close to Glasgow Airport and the existing Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC). The NMIS will comprise:

  • a digital factory to develop the processes and technologies to address companies’ manufacturing challenges or opportunities
  • a skills academy to provide advanced manufacturing training and upskilling for individuals at all levels of their career
  • a collaborative space to enable companies and their supply chain to work on new projects without disrupting their existing production lines

We have committed £48 million investment in NMIS, which will be managed through Scottish Enterprise, with the University of Strathclyde, who will host the Institute, contributing £8 million. This is in addition to £8.9 million for a Lightweight Manufacturing Centre (LMC) which is the first step in developing NMIS. Companies are able to engage with NMIS through the LMC which is housed in temporary facilities near the NMIS site and through early skills activity like the NMIS Industrial Doctorate Programme.

Underpinning the A Manufacturing Future for Scotland: action plan, NMIS will be at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS), which will also house the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre. 

NMIS will also connect across Scotland and beyond through outreach agreements with academic institutions. This activity will sit alongside the services and influence delivery partners will bring in ensuring NMIS is accessible to manufacturing businesses of all size and sector in Scotland. 

Company info
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Telephone
0141 548 2291
Location
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
Glasgow
G1 1XQ
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