Operational Analyst Location: RG7 4PR, located betweenReading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. Due to theclassified nature of the work involved, there are limitedopportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipatedthat the successful candidate will spend the majority of their timeworking on site at AWE Aldermaston. Package: £28,420 - £46,000(depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level ofexperience) - Junior Analyst (recent graduates): £28,420 - £35,000(depending on your suitability and level of experience) -Experienced Analyst (PHD or graduates with post-grad experience):£36,000 - £46,000 (depending on your suitability and level ofexperience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day workingfortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that yourwork may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know yourpreferred working pattern on your application. Closing Date: 15thJanuary 2025 Let us introduce the role AWE has excitingopportunities for Operational Analysts to come and join our BlastDamage Assessment Team. We have opportunities for both graduatelevel and experienced scientists to come and work with a highlyexperienced, multi-disciplinary team to analyse the effect of blastwaves on buildings and infrastructure. This is an excellentopportunity to be involved in some unique and exciting work! Youwill be working in the Damage Assessment Team within the SystemsAssessments Group (SAG). This multi-discipline group providesoperational effectiveness and weapons effects assessments to AWEand our government stakeholders. We also contribute a range ofcapabilities in support of the UK's national nuclear security. Weundertake fundamental research to understand complex blast wavepropagation and the associated structural response. We utilise arange of disciplines including engineering, mathematics, remotesensing, and computational physics to provide operational analysiscapability to our customer community. What will you be doing? -Participate in the research and development of appropriate tools topredict the response of structures subject to blast loading. -Developing and integrating multi-fidelity computational frameworksfor understanding operational effectiveness and risk. - Quantifyinglevels of uncertainty and undertaking sensitivity analysis usingestablished methods. - Utilisation of HPC systems to run largescale physics codes to support the generation of data driven modelsand underpin bespoke assessments. - Present your work atstakeholder meetings, conferences and support externalcollaborations in the UK and overseas. Who are we looking for?Ideally, you will have a proven track record of working inmulti-discipline teams, making sound technical judgments, anddelivery of technical research. You will also be able to work withand positively influence others. You should be proactive in yourprofessional development and delivery focussed. We do need you tohave the following: - A degree or equivalent level of experienceworking in a relevant STEM area. - Excellent skills in Python or asimilar programming language such as C++, Fortran or Java. Whilstnot to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experiencein some of the following: - Operational analysis and systemsengineering. - Analytical or experimental research methods. -Statistics, machine learning, uncertainty quantification, dataanalysis or multi-objective optimisation. - Awareness of codingstandards such as PEP8 or equivalents for other languages. - Anunderstanding of blast engineering and protective structuresincluding high fidelity CFD and/or FEA modelling approaches. You'llneed to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in apriority changing environment and be able to manage your ownworkload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexibleapproach, and ability to work to tight deadlines. Some reasons wethink you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suityou. These include: - 9-day working fortnight - meaning you getevery other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annualleave. - Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will paybetween 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on yourcontributions). - Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. -Opportunities for Professional Career Development including fundingfor annual membership of a relevant professional body. - EmployeeAssistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. - LifeAssurance (4 x annual salary). - Discounts - access to savings on awide range of everyday spending. - Special Leave Policy includingpaid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserveforces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website iswhere you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.#LI-KT