GenAI Data Scientist - Bolton

Technical Engineering
Ref: 8758 Date Posted: Monday 21 Jul 2025

Location:               Bristol, Bolton or Stevenage

Salary:                   Up to £50,000 P/A + benefits (plus Overtime, Flexi and Bonus)

Hours:                   37 hours per week

Do you want to join a business, who value inclusivity, a three-time gold investor in people award winner, an advocate of supporting women in engineering and developing their people to be the best they can be?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced NLP Data Scientist who can architect and code algorithms that harness the power of internal data to join an ambitious Information Management Department within a highly regarded, scientific engineering / manufacturing business that are in a position of sustained growth.

The Data Scientist will be pivotal in understanding and catering to the unique needs of our internal clients engaged in critical missions such as design, systems engineering, IoT integration in manufacturing, and more.

Your responsibilities as a Data Scientist will encompass the full spectrum of the data science lifecycle: from data exploration and cleaning to algorithm design and implementation, ensuring these algorithms are production-ready and future-proof. Additionally, you will steer our technology roadmap through meticulous tech scouting, delivering state-of-the-art solutions to our internal stakeholders, and keeping our organization at the forefront of innovation.

It is a good opportunity to take part in shaping the future of GenAI within the business with your insights and experiences in this newly formed international team.

Benefits of working here:

  • State of the art technology & innovation
  • External learning and development encouraged
  • Light and airy university type campus
  • Friendly environment
    • Restaurant, On site Medical Centre, Parking / Easy Access to train station, Coffee Shops & Onsite Shop, Sports & Social Club and More

Skills Required:

  • Proficiency in Data Science techniques, including statistical models and ML algorithms.
  • Expertise in NLP, with a keen understanding of LLM and RAG technologies.
  • Strong development capabilities, particularly in Python.
  • Experience with data exchange, processing, and storage frameworks (ETL, ESB, API, SQL, NoSQL, and Parquet).
  • Comfort with Agile development methodologies.
  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with a talent for translating technical concepts into actionable insights for non-specialists.
  • Ability to influence company decision-makers and stakeholder engagement.
  • Flexibility to travel to MBDA European sites when needed
  • Ideally you will have experience with containerization technologies (Docker).
  • Ideally you will have Knowledge of the industrial or defence sectors.

You will need to obtain UK Security Clearance for this role. This will require you to be a full UK Citizen. Some restrictions may apply. Dual nationality is not permitted for this role.

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