Job description
Through the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Programme Queen’s University Belfast in partnership with Blow Moulding Technologies Ltd have an exciting employment opportunity for a graduate to work on a project to develop an innovative test method using a novel combination of spectrophotometric, mechanical testing and chemometrics to rapidly assess the quality of incoming plastic materials to enable a quick and simple evaluation of material behaviour during processing.
Project description
BMT specialise in developing software, hardware, and services for the stretch blow moulding industry. The development of sustainable packaging with minimum environmental footprint is a key driver in the consumer goods industry. BMT have unique expertise and technology that provides rich data and knowledge on material behaviour and its influence on processing and packaging performance.
This is a unique opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Engineering or Science graduate to work in to work in Blow Moulding Technologies Ltd (Belfast) on a 24-month collaborative project with Institute of Global Food Security at Queen’s and Polymer Processing Research Centre (PPRC).
The KTP Associate will lead on the delivery of the following key project stages under the guidance of company and academic supervisors:
• Stage 1 – Evaluation of spectroscopy methods
• Stage 2 – Blow Moulding of PET/RPET
• Stage 3 – Chemometric methods
• Stage 4 – Validation
• Stage 5 – Commercial Exploitation
About the business
https://www.bmt-ni.com/
Science
Engineering
At least a 2.1 Honours Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or Science or a closely related discipline
22 May 2023
16 June 2023
23/110957
Through the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Programme Queen’s University Belfast in partnership with Blow Moulding Technologies Ltd have an exciting employment opportunity for a graduate to work on a project to develop an innovative test method using a novel combination of spectrophotometric, mechanical testing and chemometrics to rapidly assess the quality of incoming plastic materials to enable a quick and simple evaluation of material behaviour during processing.