Advanced Research Engineer (Modelling and Simulation)

Manufacturing Technology Centre; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Advanced Research Engineer to join their Modelling and Simulation Team in Coventry. This pivotal role involves leading technical projects, supporting team development, and driving innovative engineering research. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, experience in simulation and modelling, and a degree in a relevant field. With a focus on collaboration and effective communication, you will play a key role in delivering projects that meet customer requirements. This opportunity offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will directly impact the advancement of technology and manufacturing processes.

Benefits

Option to buy or sell holiday

Fully Flexible working

Wellbeing hub access

Corporate Discounts

Financial support for Professional memberships

Professional development opportunities

Enhanced family leave

Group Income Protection

Life Assurance

Company Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Degree-calibre engineer with strong analytical and logical reasoning skills.
• 2+ years of management experience and 3+ years in simulation and modelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of projects and manage team workload effectively.
• Support innovative engineering research and ensure project compliance.

Skills

Logical reasoning

Analytical skills

Team management

Simulation and modelling

Engineering problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Report writing

Project management

Education

Degree in Engineering, Technology, Science, or Mathematics

Tools

Data analytics tools

Object-oriented programming languages

Job description

We are looking for an Advanced Research Engineer to join our Modelling and Simulation Team based in Coventry.

The Advanced Research Engineer (ARE) role is focused on the technical delivery of projects and support the development of project related activities across the MTC, working across various technology departments and industrial sectors.

In addition, this role is focused on leading a small number of colleagues in the Modelling and Simulation Department. You will be required to understand the skills of your team, their capacity and help manage their workload as well as communicating effectively with stakeholders and wider business.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Provide day-to-day support for the team, ensuring that it can work in an environment that aligns to the MTC standards by collaborating closely with the Department Resource and Technology Managers, contributing to the skills strategy of the team and communicating clearly as to the needs & wellbeing of your team.
2. Execute complex project's technical deliverables, and act as Technical Lead for smaller projects where required; ensuring work meets or exceeds agreed customer requirements, within agreed budgets and timescales.
3. Undertake innovative Engineering research work focused primarily on technology/manufacturing readiness levels (TRL/MRL) 3+, and able to demonstrate industrial project delivery.
4. Contribute to the identification, technical specification and delivery of new and novel technology capability into the MTC, customers, or industrial members premises.
5. Support senior colleagues with customer and internal partner liaison in collaborative projects, able to lead technical liaison with customers during project to ensure on time and on cost delivery.
6. Support colleagues and transfer knowledge in area of expertise to others in the department, and to wider MTC colleagues.
7. Be involved in all aspects of the project delivery including but not restricted to: concept generation, detailed design, ensuring compliance with all relevant standards, technical support of commissioning, awareness of project budget and deliverables.

Person Specification

Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience

1. You will be a degree-calibre engineer, technologist, scientist or mathematician.
2. Strong logical reasoning, abstraction and analytical skills.
3. Demonstrate at least 2 years of experience in the management of others; setting and continuous review of objectives, managing and maximising performance in a constructive manner, communicating effectively, with candour and in a timely manner.
4. Demonstrate at least 3 years of industrial experience leading simulation, modelling and analytical studies, including one or more of: Discrete Event Simulation, Mathematical and Statistical Modelling.
5. Experience of engineering problem solving driven by a customer/end user’s requirements.
6. Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills are required for the role; able to demonstrate a high standard of report writing and presentation skills.
7. Demonstrate ownership of career development through mentoring coaching and training courses through personal development plan.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience

1. The candidate should have manufacturing, object-oriented programming, data analytics experience.
2. Knowledge of one or more industrial sector and / or understanding of manufacturing systems and technologies.
3. Knowledge in areas of sustainability or circular economy.
4. Understanding of Lean and Six Sigma.
5. Proven ability on project and time management.

What we offer you

1. Option to buy or sell up to a week’s holiday, plus long service holidays.
2. Fully Flexible working offering.
3. Wellbeing hub incl. Vitality PMI, access to Wellbeing champions.
4. Corporate Discounts e.g. up to 50% selected gyms.
5. Financial support for Professional memberships.
6. Professional development opportunities.
7. Opportunities to join and create clubs/societies.
8. Enhanced family leave.
9. Group Income Protection.
10. Life Assurance.
11. Company Pension Scheme and access to pension advice.

Please note we may close this vacancy earlier than the planned expiry date should we receive suitable applications.