Technical Project Lead

Stirling Dynamics; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 72,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

Hybrid working

Regular events

Job summary

Stirling Dynamics, Bristol-based, is seeking a Technical Project Lead – Modelling and Simulation Engineer to lead modelling and simulation activities across marine projects, including both commercial and defense environments.

You will mentor a cross‑functional team, manage tasks and risks, and collaborate with customers using MATLAB/Simulink, Jira, and Confluence to deliver real-time models and control systems.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mathematics.
• Good understanding of fundamental modelling principles of systems through experience.
• Experience with vehicle dynamics, real-time modelling or related areas.

Responsibilities

• Fully embedded within customer teams; interface with Engineering Manager to understand project plan, timescales, and sprint goals.
• Define team tasks for the sprint to meet objectives and manage technical risks.
• Apply engineering best practices and quality assurance to ensure delivery.
• Mentor team to understand requirements and enable timely completion of tasks.
• Lead Scrum ceremonies (DSUM, refinement, planning, review, retrospective).
• Review MATLAB and Simulink deliverables and collaborate with other project teams.

Skills

Technical leadership

Task management

Project risk management

MATLAB/Simulink

Development of control systems

Team lead experience

Customer facing/management experience

Systems engineering

Education

Degree qualification in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Mathematics

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Git

Bitbucket

SourceTree

Job description

Stirling Dynamics is recruiting for a Technical Project Lead – Modelling and Simulation Engineer to join the Simulation, Dynamics and Control capability group. Due to upcoming projects and continued growth, we are looking for a talented and experienced Modelling and Simulation Engineer to join our expanding team within the Marine Business Unit delivering into both commercial and defense environments. We are looking for permanent employees but also consider contractors.

The Simulation, Dynamics and Control capability provides expertise to both internal and external customers in all areas of analysis. The following areas are particularly relevant for the role we are looking to recruit:

• Control
• System performance
• Equipment modelling
• Vehicle dynamics

Modelling, simulation, dynamics, and control has always been at the core of Stirling Dynamics' capabilities, and we have been at the forefront of developing modelling techniques and model-based design activities for over 30 years. Modelling has never been more important for engineering design, with requirements for reverse engineering, root cause analysis and real time models. Within this role you will have the opportunity to work with other like‑minded engineers across our Marine business area and support the further development and growth of the business.

As a business, we work across a wide variety of projects from significant modifications on civil and military aircraft; development projects for large aerospace OEMs; concepts and feasibility studies for the emerging eVTOL industry; controller actuation development for simulator and flight worthy products and control and automation covering submarine autopilots and flight control laws.

This role will be predominantly based in our Bristol office with occasional travel to our clients’ sites as required. We also accept hybrid working as part of our commitment to flexibility.

Responsibilities

• The role will suit an engineer looking to diversify or develop their experience and work as a team lead responsible for client management, task development and assignment, developing models of vehicle and equipment level control and monitoring systems.
• The MathWorks toolset is used heavily including Simulink and associated toolboxes, as well as task management toolsets (Jira and Confluence) to support collaborative working.
• Candidates will have the following responsibilities (depending on experience):
  • Fully embedded within customer team; interfacing with workstream Engineering Manager to understand project plan, timescales, sprint goals, requirements management and engineering change requests.
  • Defining team’s tasks for the Sprint to meet objectives, identify and manage technical risks.
  • Competency with technical know‑how, engineering best practices and quality assurance to ensure delivery.
  • Support and mentor team to understand requirements and enable completion of tasks on time.
  • Running team Scrum ceremonies (DSUM, refinement, planning, review, retrospective).
  • Review and merge MATLAB and Simulink deliverables.
  • Collaboration with other project teams to align functional implementation and support teams dependencies.

Qualifications

• Candidates will be degree qualified (or equivalent), in a related discipline preferably Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mathematics, and must be able to demonstrate a good understanding of fundamental modelling principles of systems through experience.

Essential Skills

• Technical leadership, task management, project risk management
• MATLAB/Simulink
• Development of control systems or software
• Team lead experience
• Customer facing/management experience
• Systems engineering

Desired Skills

• Application within the Marine sector
• Running projects in an Agile/Scrum framework
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Use of Git version control (using BitBucket and SourceTree or similar)
• Advanced control theory, such as Kalman filters, and state estimation
• Development and running of real time simulations
• Code generation from Simulink or Python
• Development of embedded systems in C++ or other
• Flexible, can‑do approach
• Professional attitude
• Self‑motivated and positive attitude to see tasks through to successful completion
• Strong time management and organisational skills

Experience

• The candidate is expected to have industrial engineering experience, using modelling for the development and analysis of complex systems.
• We are particularly interested in individuals with a background in ANY of the following disciplines:
  • Hydro‑actuated systems
  • Electro‑mechanical actuated systems
  • Multi‑body simulation
  • Vehicle dynamics
  • Systems engineering
  • Flight controls
  • Dynamic loads
  • Real time models
  • Motor control
  • Vehicle control
  • Actuation systems
  • ARP4754
  • DO178
  • DO331

What Do I Need Before I Apply

• Due to security restrictions on the projects, we can only consider UK nationals for this role.

Benefits

Competitive package – Grade 4‑7, £45,000‑£72,500 dependent on experience. We offer a range of benefits to our employees to recognise their efforts. Playing hard is equally as important as working hard, so regular events are held throughout the year which provide an ideal opportunity to mix socially.