Careers
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland is a team of world-leading academic researchers, industry experts, and business professionals working together to transform manufacturing in Scotland by working with companies of all sizes from across the manufacturing world.
We’re always looking for the best and brightest talent to join us in breaking down barriers to help manufacturers achieve their full potential.
Salary range: £37,174 - £45,413 per annum
FTE: 1
Term: Open-ended
Closing Date: 16 April 2025
Location: NMIS, Renfrew
The University of Strathclyde is a leading international technological institution and has a long history of working with industry to deliver strong business growth from access to research and innovation expertise. The latest major initiative continuing to deliver on this track record is through the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).
As a magnet for innovation in advanced manufacturing, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) group of specialist R&D centres, supports manufacturing, engineering and associated tech businesses of all sizes, to thrive domestically and internationally through accelerating productivity, embracing new digital technologies and achieving net-zero targets.
We turn smart ideas into reality and deliver ground-breaking research.
Coming from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, our passionate team works alongside industry, academia, and the public sector to solve problems, train the workforce of the future and generate the creative ideas that will transform manufacturing.
Ultimately, we are growing the economy, developing a vibrant and skilled talent pool and helping create prosperous, sustainable communities.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the NMIS Digital Factory’s Design Engineering Team and support delivery of both high value collaborative Research & Development projects and challenging, fast-paced commercial projects.
The NMIS Digital Factory’s Design Engineering Team is seeking to appoint a Design Engineer to join the Mechanical Integrity and Optimisation theme, which has a remit for design assurance, structural analysis (FEA), Design for Manufacture and simulation driven optimisation. It is expected that the post holder will use and develop their skills to execute and advance specialist technical offerings, map and incubate state-of-the-art digital design toolsets (through research landscape reviews) to solve engineering challenges, promote solutions to prospective clients, and develop best practice. Outputs expected from this activity will include white papers, technology roadmapping, and simulation tool benchmarking. The post holder will also initiate, develop, and lead projects with the aim of driving industrial impact via the capabilities of a range of themes within the Design Engineering Team (Product and System Development, Market Acceptance, and CAD & Tooling Themes) and across NMIS.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a variety of design challenges within a range of industries and technology focus areas, leveraging the specialist manufacturing expertise of colleagues across the centre as well as an expansive and diverse portfolio of digital design tools supplied by NMIS members and partners. They will also be exposed to a vast network of stakeholder groups including NMIS members, sector industry groups, High Value Manufacturing Catapult centres, relevant departments, interest groups in the University of Strathclyde, and both new and existing industrial clients of NMIS.
The post holder will require the knowledge, skills and experience normally associated with a first degree and PhD for example. We are also interested in candidates with equivalent industrial experience. The post holder will have experience in design & manufacture of a range of products using a variety of materials and manufacturing processes
For informal enquiries, please contact Gordon Robertson, Mechanical Integrity & Optimisation Theme Lead (gordon.robertson.100@strath.ac.uk).
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Salary range: £46,735 - £57, 422 per annum (1 FTE)
FTE: 1
Term: Fixed (19 months)
Closing Date: 16 April 2025
Location: NMIS, Renfrew,
The University of Strathclyde is a leading international technological institution and has a long history of working with industry to deliver strong business growth from access to research and innovation expertise. The latest major initiative continuing to deliver on this track record is through the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).
As a magnet for innovation in advanced manufacturing, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) group of specialist R&D centres, supports manufacturing, engineering and associated tech businesses of all sizes, to thrive domestically and internationally through accelerating productivity, embracing new digital technologies and achieving net-zero targets.
We turn smart ideas into reality and deliver ground-breaking research.
Coming from diverse backgrounds and disciplines, our passionate team works alongside industry, academia, and the public sector to solve problems, train the workforce of the future and generate the creative ideas that will transform manufacturing.
Ultimately, we are growing the economy, developing a vibrant and skilled talent pool and helping create prosperous, sustainable communities.
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is seeking a dynamic and experienced Industrial Doctorate Centre Manager to lead the expansion and growth of our well-established doctoral centre, aligning with our strategic goals and key sectors. Based within the Manufacturing Skills Academy (MSA) at NMIS Netherton, the successful candidate will collaborate closely with the current 0.5 FTE Industrial Doctoral Centre Manager, with a primary focus on expanding our network of partners and securing additional funding. The successful candidate will forge strong partnerships with industry leaders, academic and research institutions, and NMIS specialist centres, including the Digital Factory, Lightweight Manufacturing Centre, Advanced Forming Research Centre, and Digital Process Manufacturing Centre, showcasing the significant impact and successes of the NMIS industry doctorate centre.
For informal enquiries, please contact Avril Thomson, Head of Skills Programmes - avril.thomson@strath.ac.uk
Interviews have been scheduled to take place on 22 April 2025.