Job Description - Data ScientistJob vacancy: Data Scientist

Reporting to: Domain Expert - Data Science

Base: Bristol & Bath Science Park

Annual salary: Subject to applicant experience and skills

Package: 25 days annual leave 4 x salary life assurance Group Personal Pension Scheme

OverviewThe Centre for Modelling & Simulation (CFMS) has an exciting opportunity for a Data Scientist looking to further develop their career in a fast-moving digital engineering environment. CFMS is an independent, not-for-profit specialist and enabler of high value digital design. The company provides a managed research environment for its customers to drive synergies from in-house High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities and expertise in modelling and simulation, allowing companies and organisations to experiment in a risk-free manner with new design solutions. We seek an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our team to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to today’s industrial problems.

Job PurposeThe Data Scientist’s role will be to support and develop the company’s Digital Engineering and Manufacturing intitatives, embedding data science and AI technologies into this activity to drive improvements in productivity and the concept of data driven design. The incumbent will support the Domain Expert in the development, maintenance and continued operation of the company’s AI capabilities, liaising with customers and suppliers.

The role will contribute to; • The development of research propositions to meet the needs of our customers • The delivery of commercial and R&D projects to time, cost and quality • Supporting the development and improvement of the data science internal platforms, enabling the collection, processing, analysis and visualisation of large scale multi-source data sets • The design and development of methododogies and software to clean and analyse big data, collected from heterogeneous and multiple sources, and build models to derive industrial insight • Present results in a clear, readily understandable and innovative way in order to provide help for decision making

The Data Scientist would be exposed to a wide variety of exciting and leading edge technologies and systems across a range of industrial sectors, and must be comfortable researching new methods and working without direct supervision.

Key ResponsibilitiesThe Data Scientist will have an opportunity to work on a wide variety of internal systems, including HPC, virtualisation and private cloud. This will involve;

• Supporting the Data Science service line strategy within CFMS• Maintaining awareness of new and emerging data science technologies • Developing and implementing solutions for CFMS use • Providing support/advice to the wider technical team • Supporting visits to CFMS by customers, prospective customers and suppliers

CFMS Bristol and Bath Science Park // Dirac Crescent // Emersons Green // Bristol // BS16 7FR

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www.cfms.org.ukinfo@cfms.org.uk0117 906 1100

Key RelationshipsThe Data Scientist will be embedded within the main CFMS Technical team to support the development and deployment of AI technologies with key partners and customers. This will involve a close working relationship with all other CFMS teams; Model Based Engineering, Engineering Computing Services and Advanced Simulation, and may involve working offsite from time to time.

Experience • PhD / Masters Degree in technical subject would be beneficial• Minimum of 5 years relevant domain experience

Skills, Knowledge and CompetenciesMachine Learning• Application of various Machine Learning techniques (Classification, Regression) in a production application using scikit-learn, numpy, pandas, Jupyter notebooks etc.Deep Learning• Application of various Deep Learning techniques (NN, CNN, RNN, LSTM etc) on text, time series, audio and imagery data using TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras etc.Software Programming• Proficient in programming languages like Python and JavaScript• Writing and testing production code: use of source control (GitHub) and continuous testing/integrationVisualisation• Experience in using various data visualisation libraries in production environmentWeb UI• Experience in developing web front end for AI applicationsMathematics• Awareness of mathematical concepts involved in AI modelsDomain Knowledge• Knowledge of high value engineering and manufacturing business processes• Knowledge of robotic systems / automationOther• Keen interest in IT and technology• Good communications skills • Strong focus on customer requirements, delivery and commercial awareness• Attention to detail and quality• Teamwork

To apply for the position of Data Scientist, send a curriculum vitae and covering letter to careers@cfms.org.uk

Direct applications only - no agencies