Computational Materials Modeller - Year in Industry
Atomic Weapons Establishment
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Job summary
Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston is offering a Year in Industry Placement for a Computational Materials Modeller. The role carries a £24,500 annual salary with a 12‑month contract and a 9‑day working fortnight, starting 2 August 2027.
This placement sits within the Modelling Team, Materials and Analytical Science, contributing to material ageing modelling and data analysis. You will develop code across MATLAB, Mathematica, OpenFOAM and R, applying statistics and optimisation to
Qualifications
- Mathematics, with modelling experience.
- Physics.
- Computer Science.
- Materials Science/Chemistry with demonstrable strong mathematics or programming skills.
Responsibilities
- Work with Materials and Analytical Scientists to characterise material ageing processes and propose modelling approaches.
- Use statistical techniques to analyse experimental data.
- Write, develop and run code in MATLAB, Mathematica, OpenFOAM and R.
- Apply computational techniques for parameter optimisation.
- Verify and validate codes by identifying test cases and deriving analytical solutions where suitable.
Skills
Education
Job description
Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston is offering a Year in Industry Placement for a Computational Materials Modeller. The role carries a £24,500 annual salary with a 12‑month contract and a 9‑day working fortnight, starting 2 August 2027.
This placement sits within the Modelling Team, Materials and Analytical Science, contributing to material ageing modelling and data analysis. You will develop code across MATLAB, Mathematica, OpenFOAM and R, applying statistics and optimisation to
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