At a Glance
- Tasks: Own microstructure modelling and connect it to AI-driven component models.
- Company: Innovative engineering software company transforming analysis cycles.
- Benefits: Hybrid work options, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with potential to impact new industries.
- Why this job: Join a pioneering team and shape the future of materials science.
- Qualifications: PhD or equivalent experience in materials science or mechanical engineering.
The predicted salary is between 29700 - 36300 £ per year.
Hybrid & Remote options considered.
My client is a well-backed engineering software company. Their product does something most engineering teams would tell you isn't possible, it replaces analysis cycles that currently take a week with answers that come back in seconds. It's commercial, it's in use with real customers, and it's moving into new sectors.
The gap they're hiring for: Our client needs someone to own microstructure, grains, phases, damage mechanisms and connect it upwards into the component models that train the AI. Model the material properly and you can predict behaviour for alloys nobody has ever tested. That's what opens new industries for them, and it's precisely why this role exists.
Day to day:
- RVE and microstructure-sensitive models, crystal plasticity, phase field, micromechanical damage
- Homogenising that response into constitutive models that feed component-level structural and thermal simulation
- Abaqus user subroutines, calibrated and validated against real experimental data
- Python automation, microstructure generation, parametric sweeps, result extraction at training-data volume
You’ll need:
- PhD (or equivalent industrial track record) in materials science, mechanical engineering, metallurgy or similar, computational focus
- Microstructure simulation experience, crystal plasticity, phase field, micromechanics, RVE/homogenisation
- FE background, Abaqus preferred, ANSYS, LS-DYNA, MOOSE and FEniCS people all considered
- Python, and the instinct to automate rather than click
Nice to have:
- Fortran or C++ subroutines
- DAMASK, Neper, MOOSE/MARMOT, MICRESS
- Thermo-Calc or JMatPro
- creep and fatigue in engineering alloys
- high-temperature steels or Ni-base superalloys
- weld/HAZ modelling
- surrogate or reduced-order modelling
- ASME, R5, R6
Digital Camel acts as an employment agency.
Junior Simulation Engineer (Microstructure & Materials Modelling) in Nottingham employer: Digital Camel Ltd
Join a pioneering engineering software company that is redefining the possibilities in materials modelling and simulation. With a strong focus on innovation, our collaborative work culture encourages creativity and offers extensive growth opportunities for employees, particularly in the dynamic East Midlands region. Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid and remote working options while contributing to groundbreaking projects that are shaping the future of engineering.
