Principal Scene Generation Engineer

Cirrus Selection; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-focused engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Scene Generation Engineer to lead the development of simulations and modelling tools critical for product development. Successful candidates will have strong systems engineering and project management skills, along with a background in software development and physics. The role requires UK Security Clearance, and offers a friendly work environment with state-of-the-art technology.

Benefits

State of the art technology

External learning and development encouraged

Friendly work environment

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects in systems engineering and software development environments.
• Strong background in physics or related technical disciplines.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of projects developing physical modelling.
• Work on modelling of the Earth's surface and real-world objects.
• Develop solutions within a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Systems engineering

Project management

Physics

Software development

Modelling

Gaming engine development

Lean/agile methods

Version control

Task management

Continuous integration

Job description

Location: Stevenage or Bristol

Salary: Up to £65,000 P/A + Overtime, annual Bonus, pension and benefits

Hours: 37 hours per week

Do you want to join a business, who value inclusivity, a three-time gold investor in people award winner, an advocate of supporting women in engineering and developing their people to be the best they can be?

The opportunity:

We are looking for Scene Generation Engineer to join an Electro Optic (EO) scene generation team, which delivers modelling and simulation of the world observed by an EO sensor, accelerated to support real-time integration and test of hardware, and high-volume simulation of systems, and sub-systems. This is an essential part of the companies complex programmes, allowing the team to game any mission in a real-world situation with or without real hardware, and work with our Customers and Suppliers towards perfecting products such as next generation Electro-Optics (EO) and sensors.

And this is where you come in… If you are the successful applicant, we will offer you the exciting challenge of developing real-world simulations and modelling tools that are a critical part of product development.

Our team is a small, multi-disciplinary team that support a range of scene generation activities, from synthetic modelling of real-world objects and the Earth’s surface, through to hardware testing and validation via experimentation and field trials.

We use a variety of different software development and modelling tools, and we will support to you and hands on training to get you up to speed as quick as possible. However, we are always looking to broaden and evolve our toolset, to continue to deliver an industry-leading capability ready for future programme needs; joining the team now offers the chance for you to deliver current programmes and shape the future of the team and the company.

Benefits of working here:

• State of the art technology & innovation
• External learning and development encouraged
• Light and airy university type campus.
• Friendly environment!
  • Restaurant, On site Medical Centre, Parking / Easy Access to train station, Coffee Shops & Onsite Shop, Sports & Social Club and More

Skills and Qualifications

Someone to lead the delivery of multiple concurrent projects developing physical modelling of the real world in small multi-disciplinary teams responsible for software development, systems engineering and delivery.

You will need:

• Excellent systems engineering and project management skills
• A strong background in one or more of the applicable technical disciplines- physics, software development, modelling, gaming engine development, and an appreciation of all of these.
• An affinity with lean/agile methods and software development tools; version control, task management, continuous integration, etc

In addition to the technical aspects of the role, we value the ability to:

• Be adaptable to create different features and effects, as well as being creative to work around a problem, finding innovative solutions to keep us on track.
• Demonstrate commitment and integrity in delivering on time – as well as to cost and quality – so experience in, or a good appreciation of task package management is also highly desirable
• Work across different projects and departments, and so value strong team spirit, and communication skills.

You will need to obtain UK Security Clearance for this role. This role is not open to anyone other than a full UK Citizen or Dual national with British Citizenship; some restrictions may still apply.