Edem R&d Engineer

**Transforming the Future with the Convergence of Simulation and Data**

**EDEM R&D Engineer**

**Job Summary**:
Job Title:
EDEM R&D Engineer

Function Team:
Business Development and R&D, EDEM Product Team

**Location**:
UK (Edinburgh) or Spain (Barcelona). The position requires regular office attendance.

Reporting Line:
Senior Manager, EDEM Business Development Team

Hours:
40 hours per week

Altair EDEM is high-performance software for bulk and granular material modelling, used to quickly and accurately simulates and analyses the behaviour of coal, mined ores, soils, fibres, grains, tablets, powders, and more.

EDEM simulation provides engineers with crucial insight into how those materials will interact with their equipment during a range of operation and process conditions. It is used by leading companies in the heavy equipment, off-road, mining, steelmaking, and process manufacturing industries to understand and predict granular material behaviours, evaluate equipment performance, and optimize processes.

**What you will do**:

- Participate in collaboration project and engagement strategies based on customer requirements and existing EDEM capabilities.
- Provide day-to-day support to our collaborative partners and offer technical input and guidance to help ensure collaborations progress in a timely and mutual beneficial manner.
- Use EDEM customization capabilities to provide innovative “workaround solutions” to address collaborator needs.
- Support Sales activities with opportunities in emerging market sectors.
- Provide regular feedback and recommendations on existing and future EDEM functionality based on feedback from collaborators and market research.
- Participate in Product Team discussions to review feedback and help support product planning discussions.
- Work in partnership with our collaborators to produce branded marketing material to help promote EDEM

**What you will need**
- University Degree in Relevant field (e.g. Engineering, Physics)
- Desirable Postgraduate studies in Computer Modelling or Particle Technology
- Knowledge of Discrete Element Modelling (preferably EDEM)
- Some experience of other CAE and simulation software (FEA, CFD, etc.)
- Any prior programming experience desirable (Python, C++, etc.)
- Innovative thinking, diligent, hardworking, and willingness to learn.
- Ability to work as part of a team demonstrating a willingness to support others in achievement of overall objectives.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, as well as good interpersonal and networking skills.

**How You Will Be Successful**:

- Envision the Future
- Communicate Honestly and Broadly
- Seek Technology and Business “Firsts”
- Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
- Company bonus of 10% of base salary dependent on company/team performance.
- 25 days annual leave entitlement plus local bank holidays and 3 days Christmas shutdown
- Competitive benefits package post-probationary period including but not limited to:

- Comprehensive pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution - 10%.
- Monthly gym membership
- Health Insurance
- Optical/Dental Cashplan
- Life Insurance at 4x salary benefit
- Income protection and comprehensive sick pay cover/enhanced statutory schemes
- Regular team rewards including team building events/dinners/activities. Company breakfasts/fresh fruit and biscuits daily
- Training and development opportunities
- Additional Charity Day for each employee
- Eligibility for our Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

**Why Work With Us**:
Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the areas of product development, high performance computing (HPC) and data analytics. Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration.

**Ready to go? #ONLYFORWARD