Methods Development Engineers

 

Main characteristics

Location

Reading, Berkshire

Company

AWE

Salary

£35720 - £60000/annum

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Engineering

Job summary

AWE is looking for Methods Development Engineers to help assist or lead a new capability in the rapidly expanding Aerothermal Analysis team.

These are great opportunities to join a team responsible for researching, prototyping and down-selecting new computational methods for implementation into our bespoke analysis tool suite (including CFD, material response and trajectory solvers); ensure acceptability of code deliveries; and develop workflow automation processes & scripts.

The successful candidates will manage their workload, act as a technical mentor to junior engineers, and work closely with our contractors who will implement the selected developments into the release version of the code suite. As these roles will require understanding of the needs of analysts, an engineering or physics understanding would be beneficial.

Role: Methods Development Engineers (50% hybrid working possible)

Location - Reading Area

Closing date: 11th January 2024

Salary: £35,720 - £60,000 (dependent on experience)

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
Life Assurance
Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site

Potential opportunities to travel with work for conferences and collaboration

Successful Candidates will be responsible for:

Researching, prototyping and down-selecting (in conjunction with analysts) novel methods/ capabilities for implementation into our analysis tool suite, including into CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), material response, and trajectory solvers
Conducting horizon scanning of new capabilities that may be beneficial to the team, and support analysts in determining the long-term strategy for capability development
Working with our code developers to enable them to implement down-selected capabilities into the tool suite
Conducting acceptance testing on new code, and develop new test cases for implementation into automated acceptance testing
Ensuring availability of the code suite across our High-Performance Computing (HPC) platforms
Ensuring the code suite adheres to the relevant software quality practises
Developing scripts to help analysts automate workflow process
Aiding analysts with tracking down bugs and feeding back to our code developers
Supporting the technical development of junior team members
There will be opportunity to work with peer organisations in the UK and internationally
For the right candidate, there will be opportunity to use the codes to run analyses

Whilst not to be considered a check list, candidates should be able to demonstrate some of the following:

An understanding of and aptitude for developing software code for engineering applications (translating engineering requirements into code requirements)
A history of developing code using modern OO programming languages (experience of C/C++, Python and FORTRAN 2008+ would be beneficial)
Knowledge of working on Linux/Unix, HPCs and with parallelised codes
Use of software engineering tools and best practices (IDEs, version control and code repositories (e.g. Git)
A good technical degree, preferably in Engineering or a physical science
Membership of a professional institution would be beneficial
Ability to solve problems in making computational models and methods work
Willingness to mentor junior members of the team
Sound interpersonal skills, with an ability to interact with staff at all levels and also with other technical disciplines
Ability to produce and present clear and concise reports and presentations for customers, peers, programme management, and external meetings
An ability to work both individually and as a member of a team to tight deadlines
To be meticulous and methodical
To be highly self-motivated
You must be able to attend our Aldermaston site for at least 50% of your time

Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role and be willing and able to travel within the UK and overseas as required.

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