Materials Modelling Engineer — R&D Design & Simulation

Sandvik Group; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandvik Group is seeking an experienced materials modelling specialist to advance modelling and simulation in R&D, turning theory into practical improvements for materials development and testing.

You will drive complex modelling tasks, build data pipelines, and apply FEM/DFT and statistical techniques to analyse material behaviour, while collaborating with R&D, production and quality teams on-site in Västberga.

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Applied Mathematics or related field.
• Strong expertise in numerical modelling and simulation, such as FEM, DFT or related methods.
• Experience in statistical analysis, data management and handling large datasets.
• Programming skills in tools such as Python, SQL, MATLAB or similar environments.
• Proven ability to connect models with experimental data and physical understanding.
• Independent and accountable professional who takes ownership of work while staying open, curious and collaborative; communicating complex results comes naturally and you enjoy working closely with others.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate and apply advanced numerical models to support R&D decision‑making.
• Build and manage data structures for simulation parameters, outputs and metadata.
• Apply methods such as DFT, FEM and statistical modeling to analyze material behaviour and processes.
• Contribute to digitalisation through model integration, automation and data‑driven approaches.
• Collaborate with experts across R&D, production, quality and application.

Skills

Numerical modelling

FEM/DFT methods

Python

MATLAB

Data analysis

Communication of results

Education

MSc or PhD in Engineering/Physics/Materials Science/Applied Mathematics

Tools

Python

MATLAB

SQL

Job description

Sandvik Group is seeking an experienced materials modelling specialist to advance modelling and simulation in R&D, turning theory into practical improvements for materials development and testing.

You will drive complex modelling tasks, build data pipelines, and apply FEM/DFT and statistical techniques to analyse material behaviour, while collaborating with R&D, production and quality teams on-site in Västberga.