About Digital Catapult 

Digital Catapult is the UK authority on advanced digital technology. Through collaboration and innovation, we accelerate industry adoption to drive growth and opportunity across the economy.  Click here for further information on Digital Catapult and working for us.

Purpose of the role

Led by Digital Catapult and funded by Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre will actively enable industry and innovators to safely embrace, explore and realise the dynamic power of digital twins.  Operating from the heart of Northern Ireland, the Centre will accelerate the adoption of digital twins to drive global competitive advantage for UK businesses. By creating the conditions for digital twins to be better understood, more easily developed and more meaningfully applied, the Centre will give businesses real-time capabilities to make smarter decisions and achieve better outcomes, enabling the potential of digital twins to be realised, not theorised. Through partnerships with industry pioneers, the Centre will demonstrate how digital twins can responsibly revolutionise critical industries in maritime, aerospace and defence, and advance the products, services, and systems of the future. 

At the heart of this mission is the Digital Twin Lab Manager at Digital Catapult, who assumes a vital role in propelling the centre's agenda to expedite the integration of digital twin technologies into practical applications. This role is central to steering the Centre's capabilities forward, acting as the catalyst for the successful execution of pioneering digital twin use cases and demonstrators brought forth by a diverse coalition of leading industry and technology collaborators. The Digital Twin Lab Manager is pivotal in fostering the Centre's evolution, honing internal proficiency, and maintaining platforms and services that resonate with the Centre's ambition to make digital twins more accessible and meaningful in the UK by actively enabling industries and innovators to safely embrace, explore and realise their dynamic power.

WHAT YOU’LL DO (Duties)

• Lead on setting up the Lab for the launch of the centre
• Be the point of contact for day to day running and maintenance of the Digital Twin Lab 
• Report on and anaylsing Lab usage metrics and user feedback 
• Running and maintaining specialist digital twin equipment 
• Liaise with the wider digital twin team and needs and priorities for the lab 
• Define  the roadmap for the lab beyond the launch

Requirements

To apply for this role you should 

• Hold a degree in Computer science or STEM field (with significant computing content) Equivalent professional experience can be considered 
• Have a grasp of keen interest in Digital Twin Technologies and cyber-physical integrations. IOT, sensors and immersive technologies. 
• Be adept at managing new or changing technology services, ensuring the performance of systems and services aligns with outcomes. 
• Relevant recent experience planning, implementing, review, control and audit of services provision to meet customer requirements. Management of SLAs advantageous. 
• Understand procurement policies, evaluate and select suppliers and manage contracts effectively

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Digital Catapult Northern Ireland is an equal opportunity employer. 

We recognise and value the advantages and opportunities that come with having people from diverse backgrounds working with us and it is our ambition to build an organisation which is representative and reflective of UK society. We are part of the Catapult network and we are actively committed to our Inclusivity in Innovation Charter, about which you can find out more here. 

We welcome applications from neurodivergent candidates, candidates from minority and underrepresented groups and from candidates with more or less experience, provided the requisite skills can be demonstrated. 

Benefits

• Excellent holiday package: 25 days annual leave, Bank Holidays and 3 days between Christmas and New Year:
• Double-matched pension up to 10% of your salary;
• 4% of your salary to use towards selecting benefits that work for you, including health cash plan, Private Medical Insurance; buying holiday, topping up your pension;
• E/hybrid car scheme, Cycle2Work; Tech Scheme; Gym Discounts; Give As you Earn; PerkPal
• Life insurance 4x salary;
• Free to access EAP & Financial Wellbeing advice;
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave;
• Hybrid working - with great offices to work from 1-3 days per week;
• Investment in your ongoing learning and development with us

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm on Friday 26th April