Job Description

We are looking for an Advanced Research Engineer to join our Modelling and Simulation Team, based in Coventry or Liverpool. The Advanced Research Engineer (ARE) role is focused on the largely independent supply of larger projects' technical deliverables, as well as acting as Technical Lead for smaller projects where required, working across various technology departments and industrial sectors and ensuring the work meets or exceeds agreed customer requirements and is delivered within agreed budgets and timescales.

Main Responsibilities:

Undertake innovative Engineering research work focused primarily on technology/manufacturing readiness levels (TRL/MRL) 3+, and able to demonstrate industrial project delivery. Contribute to the identification, technical specification and delivery of new and novel technology capability into the MTC, customers, or industrial members' premises. Support senior colleagues with customer and internal partner liaison in collaborative projects, able to support technical liaison with customers during project to ensure delivery. Support colleagues and transfer knowledge in area of expertise to others in the department, and to wider MTC colleagues. Be involved in all aspects of the project delivery including, but not restricted to: concept generation, detailed design, ensuring compliance with all relevant standards, technical support of commissioning, awareness of project budget and deliverables. Support the development of proposals of new Capability Development projects that align with Department, Technology Theme and overall MTC strategy, with ability to explore different routes for project funding (internal, industrial or CR&D). Involvement in horizon-scanning of technologies and new approaches to solving industrial problems across a range of industrial sectors.

Person Specification Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience

You will be a degree-calibre engineer, technologist, scientist or mathematician. Strong logical reasoning, abstraction and analytical skills. Demonstrate at least 3 years' experience at an industry/professional level in simulation, modelling and analytical studies, including one or more of the following skillsets:

o Life Cycle Assessment


o Sustainability


o Simulation Approaches:


? Discrete Event Simulation


? System Dynamics


? Agent-based Modelling


o Mathematical and Statistical Modelling


o Computational Fluid Dynamics


o Thermodynamics


o Structural Mechanics


o Materials Modelling

Experience of engineering problem solving driven by a customer/end user's requirements. Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills are required for the role; able to demonstrate a high standard of report writing and presentation skills. Demonstrate development of commercial awareness, and ownership of career development through mentoring coaching and training courses. All aspects of the role are to be carried out as an exemplar within the business in adhering to the MTC RIGHT way:

o Acting responsibly, putting MTC's interests ahead of personal ambition;


o Providing inspirational leadership to all who come in contact with you;


o Delivering in the broadest sense a great working environment;


o Leading with humility, honesty and integrity in all that you do;


o Promoting teamwork, supporting through difficult times and collectively celebrating our successes.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience

The candidate should have manufacturing, object-oriented programming, data analytics and solutions architecture experience. Knowledge of one or more industrial sectors and / or understanding of manufacturing systems and technologies. Knowledge of scheduling and sequencing optimisation. Application of general analysis methodology (GAM) and VVUQ frameworks. Proven ability on project and time management.

In addition, you will offer:

Good decision-making capability, demonstrating diligent agility in managing concurrent tasks effectively. A creative mind-set, able to "think out of the box", identify and resolve issues using a strongly analytical approach and challenge the status quo. Commitment to work collaboratively and network effectively, able to recognise the contribution of others and teamwork with a "one MTC" mindset. Self-motivated and a self-starter, with the ability to work autonomously to meet deadlines, budgets and quality expectations, both within a team, or independently

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) was established in 2010 as an independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) with the objective of bridging the gap between academia and industry - often referred to as 'the valley of death'.


It represents one of the largest public sector investments in UK manufacturing and, after four years of planning and a 16 month build, the facility opened at Ansty Park in Coventry at the end of 2011.


In December 2011, there were 16 industrial members, 44 staff and just a few key pieces of equipment in the 'workshop'.


Over the following seven years the MTC's rapid growth has seen the expansion of our campus with the construction of three more facilities, including the opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre and the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing.


Our role has also increased to cover not only R&D but also Training, Advanced Manufacturing Management and Factory Design.


We now have over 700 talented employees working with us.


During this time we have helped hundreds of companies across a range of industries and over 100 of them have become members of the MTC.