Lead Data Scientist

Automotive Industry

Immediate Start

3-Month Rolling Contract

Hybrid working (twice pw, in Warwick)

£31.75ph / £254pd (Inside IR35)

Position Description:

• Lead Data Scientist
• In this role, you will support Vehicle Dynamics attribute development by creatively analysing and modelling large volumes of complex data.
• By drawing on your knowledge of vehicle dynamics theory, signal processing techniques, cutting-edge technologies and data science techniques, you will gain insight into vehicles dynamic performance and customer needs across many diverse use cases.
• The insights gained will support new product and feature development, advance departmental operations, and contribute to a host of exciting new projects.
• As part of this, you will work with product teams and stakeholders to identify problem statements, which can be solved using data science, machine learning and the automation of process.
• Responsibilities include: Build algorithms and design experiments to merge, manage, interrogate and extract vehicle dynamics data to supply tailored reports to colleagues, customers or the wider organisation
• Use machine learning tools and statistical techniques to produce solutions to problems
• Keep up to date with the latest technology, techniques and methods
• Stay curious and enthusiastic about using algorithms to solve problems and enthuse others to see the benefit of your work
• Establish new systems and processes and look for opportunities to improve the flow of data
• Evaluate new and emerging technologies
• Disseminate findings to Vehicle Dynamics and wider Chassis engineering organisation

Skills Required:

• Python and MatLab coding skills.
• Signal processing in engineering environment, data cleansing and pre-processing techniques.
• Machine learning techniques.

Experience Required:

• Proven experience using Python and MatLab.
• Practical experience with machine learning techniques.
• Significant experience with signal processing in engineering environment, data cleansing and pre-processing techniques.
• Working knowledge of vehicle dynamics theory.

Experience Preferred:

• Experience with cloud computing/platforms (e.g. Google Cloud Platform, AWS).
• Knowledge and/or experience in data management and data governance best practice.
• Knowledge of Data Lake and Enterprise Data
• Warehouse principles
• Experience working and delivering projects using Agile development methodology.
• Experience using data exploration, visualisation packages e.g. Tableau