Our client has an opportunity for an Algorithm Specialist to join them on a contract basis for 6 months with possibility for extension. You'll join the Guidance, Control & Navigation (GCN) team responsible for developing Missile and Weapon Systems algorithms across a wide range of defence products.

As part of this team you will support studies managing the complex performance trades between software and hardware and support algorithm proving activities.

Role: Algorithm Specialist
Location: Bristol, minimum of 4 days per week onsite
Clearance: Full SC required to start - UK Eyes Only due to project
Hourly Rate: 70ph via Umbrella, inside IR35

What you'll be doing:

You will be responsible for the development of specific algorithms or studies to support a key programme
Responsibilities can include concept studies, algorithm design and trade-off studies, trials preparation, trials analysis and reporting, architecture definition, algorithm and model validation
You will be autonomous and will be able to act as a point of contact for GCN's interactions with the other project teams e.g. Simulation and Modelling, Software, Hardware-in-the Loop, Systems Design & Validation and Technical Quality
You will perform technical analyses and investigations into a full range of issues and problems along with preparing and developing solutions either individually or as a member of a project team
You will engage with the algorithm users, understand and respond to their needs

Requirements:

Experience of algorithm development in a relevant area (such as guidance, control, data fusion, navigation and artificial intelligence) that are applied to dynamic systems
Experience of Mathematical Modelling would be beneficial (such as flight dynamics, aerodynamics, sensors, and actuation systems)
A good understanding of simulation environments (e.g. MATLAB and Simulink, or similar) and programming languages (e.g. FORTRAN, Python)

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply!

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