Research Scientist | Hybrid working

This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Scientist to join an Oxford-based, cleantech organisation with a team comprised of hardware/software engineers, data scientists, algorithm developers etc.

The role:

• Market research for flexibility services provision via aggregation of domestic li-ion batteries, electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps (HPs) & hot water tanks in EU, US & Asia-Pacific regions.
• Lab testing & empirical characterisation of li-ion batteries & inverters (e.g. power efficiency tests, standby losses among others), & smart home appliances.
• Design & develop optimisation strategies for li-ion batteries, EVs, HPs & hot water tanks, among others.
• Contributing production code in an agile software environment.
• Simulation-based studies including network modelling for flexibility services.

Essential Skills

• PhD/MSc/BSc in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics or similar.
• 2+ years' experience in a technical role in individual/collaborative R&D projects
• Knowledge of coding languages (Python, R, Julia or Matlab).

Desirable Skills:

• Experience w/ optimisation software (PuLP, CPLEX or Gurobi).
• Experience w/ git version control.
• Proven experience in modelling real-world business problems as mathematical models.

Why Apply?

Offering a salary between £50,000 - £70,000, plus benefits including: 25 days holiday + bank holiday, share options etc. Also, they offer a remote working environment, with the expectation to be in once a week to their Oxfordshire office.

If you believe you meet the requirements above and would like to be considered for the role, please get in touch!