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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Digital Twin Scientist - **Company:** UK Atomic Energy Authority - **Location:** Culham, UK - **Salary:** £59,567.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Computer-Aided Design, Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Unix, C++ (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Integration, Fortran (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Siemens NX, Visual Analytics, Rust (Programming Language), Digital Twin, Scripting, High Performance Computing, Ansys - **Published:** July 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5819147431 ## About the Role * Knowledge of visualisation frameworks (Kitware-Paraview, Omniverse, Blender, Unity, Unreal-Engine) * Track record of publications in Digital Twin and/or Advanced Visualisation * Experience in Data governance, data integration, data engineering * Skills in visualisation-relevant data formats (VTK, VTU, USD, OpenUSD, HDF5) * Experience with CAD-relevant data formats (STEP, JT, STL) * Knowledge of Digital twin software (Omniverse, Ansys-Twin-Builder, Siemens-NX) * Experience with HPC and GPU architectures for graphics technologies (Nvidia RTX) * Knowledge of Digital Threads technologies (Galaxy, Apache-Airflow), * A PhD degree in a computational, mathematical or physical science discipline, with demonstratable Post-Doctoral experience (or equivalent experience in either a commercial or research environment), relevant to the area of Digital Twin for fusion science, such as Advanced Visualisation, Digital Engineering, Data Science, Modelling. * Recognised internationally as an expert in the field of Digital Twins for fusion. * Demonstrable experience managing projects, budget and resource allocation. * Track record of publishing research in the area of Digital Twins for fusion, or a similar area of research with transferable knowledge to fusion science. * Demonstrable experience of at least one compiled programming language (e.g. C++, Fortran, C, Rust) or advanced scripting language (e.g. Python Julia, R) * Good experience of the UNIX operating system, particularly the command line interface * Ability to work within a diverse team, but willingness to take significant personal responsibility * Excellent written and spoken English ## Description * Lead Digital Twin projects, ensuring milestones are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard. * Manage and mentor a small team of 4-6 specialists. * Collaborate with leading academic, research, and industry partners to develop next-generation Digital Twin capabilities and evaluate emerging computing technologies. * Drive the development of innovative visualisation tools, frameworks, and workflows for scientific data, real-time analysis, AI-driven visual analytics, and high-performance computing environments. * Develop strategic Digital Twin capabilities across UKAEA, securing research funding, influencing organisational standards, and promoting best practice through cross-functional collaboration., UKAEA is an onsite organisation, and this role requires regular onsite presence (usually between 3-5 days in any given week) in line with business needs. 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