Careers

Careers

CFMS has big ambition and we want more talented people to join us!  We strive to be a learning organisation and as we continue to grow, we do not lose sight of what is most important, our team. We are honest, transparent and committed to doing what is best for our customers and our team. Our work has made it possible to help organisations in pioneering industries including Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar Land Rover, HS2 and many more. We offer opportunities to work on interesting projects with major customers and to work with some of the brightest talents.

Could we be your next workplace? Scroll to see if you can find a matching job opening.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We know that having varied perspectives helps generate better ideas to solve the complex problems of a changing and increasingly diverse world. We encourage candidates to apply if they are excited about the roles and meet some of the criteria.


Current Vacancies

Head of Business Development & Marketing
Department: Operations
Reporting to: CEO
Employment: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time

About the role

This role is suited for an individual with previous Business Development experience at the management level with evidence of working to and exceeding targets.

The Head of Business Development & Marketing will be focused on growing the business and extending the reach of our capabilities. They will be responsible for building internal and external relationships to help the business grow revenue. They will develop new strategic partnerships and guide long-term objectives to meet business requirements.

This role will lead the Business Development team and work closely with our Marketing team to drive consistent messaging, deliver campaigns and ensure aligned thinking.

The Head of Business Development & Marketing will have a strong, dynamic business acumen, excellent negotiation skills, a proven track record in meeting and exceeding sales targets and outstanding communication and leadership skills.

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Network Engineer
Department: Engineering Computing Services
Reporting to: Head of Engineering Computing Services
Employment: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time

About the Role

This role suits someone with proven experience performing network and security maintenance and system upgrades.

The Network Engineer’s role is to support and develop the technical operation of the company’s network infrastructure in support of the wider business objectives. The role will support other members of the ECS team in the maintenance and continued operation of the organisation’s existing network infrastructure and developing strategies for the future implementation of the company’s network infrastructure.

This role will have exposure to a wide range of technologies and systems with many opportunities to learn new skills.

The Network Engineer will work closely with the Head of ECS and the ECS team but also on occasion with the wider CFMS technical team, and directly with client end users.

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Senior Research Engineer
Department: Model Based Engineering
Reporting to: Head of Engineering
Employment: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time

About the role

This role is suited to an individual with at least 5 years experience of working with customers to solve engineering challenges in an industrial environment.

The Senior Research Engineer will be focused on working with customers to identify, capture and refine requirements, convert this into a simulation architecture and lead the development of novel simulations to solve engineering challenges across a range of domains. They will be expected to take ownership of projects and plan and deliver them in coordination with the team’s project manager.

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Graduate Systems Engineer
Department: Model Based Engineering
Reporting to: Head of Engineering
Employment: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time

About the role

The role is suited to an individual who has a background in a STEM subject with an interest in numerical modelling of real world problems.

The Graduate Systems Engineer will have the knowledge, expertise and capability to model physical systems in the engineering lifecycle, including but not limited to: system function, system architecture, detailed product performance modelling and test strategies.

Additionally, an awareness of modelling and simulation methodologies, techniques and tools used within the engineering lifecycle is desired.

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Research Engineer
Department: Model Based Engineering
Reporting to: Head of Engineering
Employment: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time

About the role

This role is suited to an individual with at least 3 years of post-graduation experience of developing numerical simulations, in either an academic or industrial environment. The Research Engineer will be focussed on developing and implementing novel simulation algorithms and enhancing existing modelling capabilities across a range of domains. They will be expected to identify areas for improvement and take ownership of developing tools to be applied across a range of projects.

The Research Engineer will be expected to use their own initiative, judgement and critical thinking to evaluate candidate approaches and tools to achieve project goals. The role will also include some mentoring of junior colleagues and training new users in tools.

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Speculative Application

At CFMS, we are always looking for talented individuals to join our team of experts. Whether you have an interest in engineering, marketing, finance or computer science we would like to hear from you.

For a speculative application please submit your CV and a cover letter via our contact form today.

Benefits

Our staff are at the heart of CFMS

Our benefits reflect our aim to create a healthy and supportive environment for our team.

Financial
  • Competitive salary
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Pension scheme
  • Life assurance (death in service)
  • Cycle to work Scheme
  • Access to Financial and Legal guidance
  • Employee referral scheme
  • 27 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
Professional Development
  • Continual development and upskilling of staff
  • Leadership and development opportunities
  • Mentoring and Coaching
  • Paid subscription to professional bodies
  • Higher Education Funding
Health and Wellbeing
  • Operate a 4/1 work pattern, giving staff the option to work from home on Fridays
  • Medicash Health Benefits
  • Free coffee/tea/biscuits/fruit
  • Regular staff socials
  • Part time/job share considered
  • Weekly staff lead activities – running club, lunchtime walks, Tuesday ice-cream treats
  • Access to support for health, mental health, wellbeing and healthy living
Facilities
  • Modern office, flexible work environment
  • Free onsite parking
  • Easy access to cycle paths
  • Onsite café
  • Direct bus routes
  • Access to other like minded organisations across the Science Park

Company Values

Trust & Integrity

We are honest, transparent and committed to doing what is best for our customers, staff and our company.

Collaborative

We operate in an open and collaborative manner in pursuit of delivering the best outcome for our customers, staff and our company.

Employee Integration & Welfare

As we continue to grow, we do not lose sight of what is most important, our team.

Commitment to Customers

We are driven to deliver the highest quality solutions to meet our customer’s needs.

Independent

We deliver the right solution for the right job and are vendor agnostic.

Quality

As experts in our field we take an evidence-based approach and delivery to a high quality.


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