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* Kidlington
* Full-time
* 40 hours per week
THE POWER OF NOW
Fortescue Zero’s mission is to be the world leader in zero emission power systems. We are developing and manufacturing the technologies needed to decarbonise our planet. We are expanding across the geographies of UK, US and Australia and becoming a global company. As part of Fortescue, our vision is to be the number one integrated green technology, energy, and metals company.
An opportunity has arisen for a Data Scientist – Elysia Cloud to join a rapidly expanding and exciting work environment. The employee will act in a software development capacity to produce novel battery analytics methods under the technical specialist's supervision. They will be driving forward Elysia’s cloud product development from proof-of-concept to the point of automation, taking requirements from the product development team and/or existing customers. The aim is to produce business relevant, actionable battery insights through an understanding of both battery electrochemistry and systems integration.
The employee will collaborate with the broader cloud team in the development of the Elysia Battery Intelligence Cloud Platform.
The purpose of the team is to accelerate electrification globally by maximising, protecting, and assuring the performance, safety, and reliability of the battery through its lifecycle through advanced software and battery analytics.
The employee will act in a technical capacity for cloud-hosted battery analytics. They will have a position in the development of battery diagnostic and prognostic algorithms which will be embedded in data pipelines communicating battery performance, safety and lifetime insights to clients.
What you will do
* Development of battery analytics:
* Design and development of battery algorithms to evaluate performance, lifetime and safety of batteries in live operating environments
* Provide insightful, scalable and robust algorithms of analysis using both data-driven and physics-informed approaches
* Ensure validity of outputs in automated environment
* Understand Elysia’s evolving position in target markets and value proposition to build algorithms generalisable across different use cases
About you
Essential:
* Proven experience in Data Science
* Masters level qualification (or equivalent) in a STEM subject
* Strong experience with Python and its wider numerical & scientific ecosystem (e.g. numpy, scipy, pandas / polars)
* Experience in the battery domain (e.g. electrothermal battery modelling, battery state estimation & diagnostics)
* To be a flexible, proactive thinker who drives the design and development of new ideas that can make a difference.
Beneficial:
* Knowledge of stationary battery electric storage systems in utility scale applications
* Understanding of physics-based battery models (e.g. DFN, SPM etc.)
* Experience in MATLAB
* Experience in version control and CI/CD frameworks (e.g. Github, Gitlab, Azure DevOps etc.)
* Familiarity with data engineering, data pipelines, database management
* Experience with public cloud platforms, such as AWS and Azure
Staff Development & Training
* Responsible for the management and supervision of staff that you directly manage, including holiday authorisation, sickness management, communication, conducting performance reviews and overseeing the delivery of staff training and development requirements
* Implement the company’s Health & Safety policy
* Responsible for the coaching, mentoring and professional development of your team
What is in it for you?
Our typical hybrid roles at Fortescue Zero require 3 days in the office and 2 from home, making the ability to commute to the stated office location for the required days essential.
* Fortescue Zero bonus scheme
* Aviva Pension
* Group Life Assurance
* Group Income Protection
* Electric Car Scheme
* Health Cash Plan
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Private Medical Insurance
* 26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days per year
* Childcare Benefits
* Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships
Application Deadline:
The closing date for applications is 11th November.
Additional Information
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. At Fortescue Zero we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills. Fortescue Zero is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability, we are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments. You are welcome to apply no matter your age, disability, gender, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Please note, if you are applying for a role which involves having access to personal data, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.
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