What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fortran Simulation Developer position at DNV?
Local Unit & Position Description
We are looking for a Fortran Simulation Developer, Senior or Principal, to work on the development of DNV’s portfolio of risk and reliability products including Maros and Taro. These products analyse the reliability and efficiency of oil fields, refineries and process plants and highlight critical areas for improvement. The products model the production flow, failure and operational events of a system using probabilistic modelling from individual units to country wide system models and is used by many of the major energy companies worldwide.
The position will be based in Glasgow, reporting to the Head of Section. The successful candidate will have a track record of delivering useful mathematical solutions for industrial applications.
The position requires the candidate to interact effectively with various stakeholders including product managers, project managers and testing and so must be able to understand difficult concepts and convey proposed solutions simply.
They must have a positive and self-motivated attitude to problem resolution, have excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate that they can contribute to the success of a team. The successful applicant will be well organised and have the ability to prioritise a varied and busy workload. Some travel will be required.
Expectations:
- Design and develop clean, scalable and testable code against an agreed specification.
- Apply critical interpretation of business requirements as specified by Product Management.
- Develop Technical Proposals on new projects.
- Actively contribute to the agile development process, including project planning and review meetings.
- Be innovative and share your opinions to implement new ideas and use new technologies.
- Be able to articulate your ideas to shape the company's engineering processes and technology direction.
Position Qualifications
Skills & Experience required:
- Ideally a degree or PhD including mathematical modelling in a relevant subject (ideally in an engineering field, mathematics, physics or chemical engineering);
- A track record of developing useful mathematical solutions or models;
- Good programming skills in Fortran with other languages such as C or C#;
- Experience of developing for a cloud platform, preferably Azure;
- Development is mainly on Windows but experience of developing on Linux would be an advantage.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, whether to the engineering team, to business stakeholders or to our leadership team.
What we offer:
We are offering a challenging, varied and responsible job in a dynamic and international environment. You will have plenty of opportunities for personal growth, according to our 70-20-10 philosophy: 70% learning on the job, 20% coaching and 10% training.
Naturally, the position is rewarded appropriately, including benefits such as:
- Lifestyle benefits (26 days of annual leave opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave, sabbatical leave, flexible working options);
- Access to industry experts from whom you can receive training and support;
- Wellbeing benefits (inc. Private Medical and Dental Insurance, Medical check-ups, Gym allowance) as well as plenty of initiatives related to physical and mental wellbeing such as Yoga lessons, charity events, etc.;
- Travel benefits (inc. Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme);
- Life assurance and employer-matched pension contributions (employer contribution - up to 9%);
- Re-imbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £500).
- and many, many more!
If you feel this is the place for you, apply!
* Please note we may close this position earlier in case of finding successful candidates.
Company & Business Area Description
DNV is the independent expert in assurance and risk management, operating in more than 100 countries. Through our broad experience and deep expertise we advance safety and sustainable performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions.
We are a world-leading provider of digital solutions and software applications with focus on the energy, maritime and healthcare markets. Our solutions are used worldwide to manage risk and performance for wind turbines, electric grids, pipelines, processing plants, offshore structures, ships, and more. Supported by our domain knowledge and Veracity assurance platform, we enable companies to digitize and manage business critical activities in a sustainable, cost-efficient, safe and secure way.
Equal Opportunity Statement
DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity!
