Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Research Engineer to join our Modelling and Simulation Team based in Coventry or Liverpool.

Deliver technical excellence across a portfolio of projects, provide thought leadership on the delivery of innovative technical solutions in maturing, promising research ideas and into impactful manufacturing capability, as well as play a leadership role in the delivery of innovative project outputs. Raise the Technology and Industrial Sectors' awareness of the existing capabilities and emerging technologies and support in the development of their pipelines and project proposals. Contribute to technical and business strategies by developing specific technical - and contribute to multi-theme - roadmaps that define how technology-based value propositions can be developed to meet the modelling and simulation challenges identified by the Industrial Sectors. Identify collaborative research and development funding opportunities and develop winning proposals to fund the development of the value propositions you lead. Ensure that your colleagues receive the most appropriate technical guidance and governance in the delivery of their project work. Mentor and coach colleagues in an empathetic manner. Provide technical governance as required for all aspects of MTC's proposal and project delivery processes.

For further duties and responsibilities, these can be found in the job description attached.

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 5 years of industrial experience leading simulation, modelling and analytical studies, including: +

Discrete Event Simulation

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+ Mathematical and Statistical Modelling.
Focused solution/application development for industrial end users. Collaborative R&D bid development including ideas creation, identification of funding routes, consortium building and bid writing. Providing Modelling and Simulation technical training. Leading and managing small teams of engineers. Supporting development of engineers through activities such as coaching, mentoring and objective setting.

Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience

The candidate should have manufacturing, object-oriented programming, data analytics and solutions architecture experience. Knowledge of one or more industrial sector and / or understanding of manufacturing systems and technologies. Knowledge in areas of sustainability or circular economy. Knowledge of scheduling and sequencing optimisation. Understanding of Lean and Six Sigma. Application of general analysis methodology and Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification frameworks. Proven ability on project and time management.
Option to buy or sell up to a week's holiday, plus long service holidays Fully Flexible working offering Wellbeing hub incl. Vitality PMI, access to Wellbeing champions Corporate Discounts e.g. up to 50% selected gyms Financial support for Professional memberships Professional development opportunities Opportunities to join and create clubs/societies Enhanced family leave Group Income Protection Life Assurance Company Pension Scheme and access to pension advice

Please note we may close this vacancy earlier than the planned expiry date should we receive suitable application



For more information, please see the job description attached.


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.