Job Summary
This position is with Future Plastics. The role forms part of an Innovation Boost project supported by InterTradeIreland. Salary support under the programme is provided for 18 months; however, the employment contract is with Future Plastics and is not limited to the funding period.
Future Plastics in Navan specialises in heavy gauge thermoforming, CNC machining and high-level assembly, supplying ready-to-use plastic components to sectors such as aerospace, transport, agriculture and off-highway machinery. Future Plastics has been assessed and registered by NQA against the provisions of AS9100D & BS EN ISO 9001:2015 for tool making, precision engineering services, the manufacture and supply of precision components and fabrication services to industry.
Job Description
This position at Future Plastics is to develop world-class products for thermoforming manufacturing.
In this role, you will help Future Plastics to develop additional high-end, value-added products. You will improve design tools for forming and trimming, enhance the concurrent engineering approach using FEA tools and deepen understanding of tolerance build-up within thermoformed plastic components. You will become involved in all aspects of product development, enabling new aerospace products to be introduced more efficiently and to the required specification. By developing a greater understanding of the customer requirements in the initial design and product development phase, you will assist the company in providing enhanced design and developing new products.
Reporting to the Company Supervisor, duties/responsibilities will include:
- Customer Design Liaison
- Design and development of new products
- Development of new design tools
- Customer engagement and product validation
The successful graduate will lead
this project, in a supportive partnership with Ulster University as part of the InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Programme.
Interviews will be held approximately week commencing: 25/05/2026