Overview
KTP Associate: Machine Learning Engineer – Process Simulations (CC13020) – Bath, BA2 7AY
Do you have a strong interest in using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques in chemical engineering to create a safer and more sustainable work environment in the oil, gas, petrochemical, chemical and pharmaceutical industries?
Do you want to further your career through an industrial project with one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities whilst pursuing a career in industry?
We are seeking an Engineer (or equivalent related field) with a background in mathematical modelling and simulation for a KTP Associate position based at ioMosaic International, based in central Bath.
About the role
This Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) will bring together an exciting combination of expertise in artificial intelligence and chemical engineering to deliver a new tool for simulations and decision-making in process safety engineering. The tool will deliver a step-change in the design of processing plants, improving safety and reducing environmental impact.
You will be working within ioMosaic to embed knowledge through this innovation project, with academic support from the University of Bath.
This is an opportunity for you to ‘fast track’ your career into business by leading a high profile and strategically meaningful project to a successful conclusion, allowing you to utilise your academic achievements in an industrial setting.
By joining this multidisciplinary KTP between ioMosaic Ltd, the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath, you will have the opportunity to work on a challenging and exciting project, using ground-breaking technology with incredible team support and development opportunities.
ioMosaic Corporation is a rapidly growing company providing consulting services in the areas of process safety and risk management in the oil, gas, petrochemical, chemicals and energy industries. Based at ioMosaic in Bath, you will be a member of a wider multidisciplinary team, as well as working with the software project team in the UK and US.
Additional benefits of being a KTP Associate:
- All KTP Associates spend 10% of their time on Personal Development, making full use of a generous £6000 personal development budget
- Access to two 1-week residential training sessions at Ashorne Hill, aimed at developing project management skills.
- Opportunity to gain both industry management and academic experience with mentoring from the University of Bath and internally at ioMosaic
- Potential to fast-track a career in industry, with an opportunity to gain a permanent job following the KTP.
- Access to a wealth of academic and industrial resources
- Access to a Travel & Subsistence budget
- Access to mentoring sessions through Innovate UK Business Connect
It is essential that you understand how KTP works with business and the University, and the vital role you will play. For information about KTPs follow this link.
About ioMosaic
At ioMosaic, process safety engineering is more than hardhats and HAZOPs. It is about protecting people, the planet, and production through advanced computational modelling and innovation. Our Bath office is at the heart of our UK operations, working alongside our teams in the United States and Bahrain to deliver world-class safety and risk management solutions.
Our work combines science, engineering, and creativity to understand and model complex industrial risks. Whether it is designing safer processes from the ground up or investigating and recreating major incidents such as modelling the factors that led to a chemical tank thermal runaway, we help clients minimise risks and maximise potential.
Why join us in Bath
- You will work on projects that are central to our clients’ operations, giving you a front row seat to the real world impact of your engineering.
- You will apply advanced modelling tools such as Process Safety Office® SuperChems® to simulate incidents, test hypotheses, and uncover truths that can prevent future accidents.
- You will be part of a collaborative team that values innovation, continual improvement, and technical excellence.
At ioMosaic, you will not just start a career. You will start contributing to safer industries worldwide.
About you
We want early career chemical engineers (or equivalent related field) with a passion for computational modelling and a drive to solve complex safety challenges. If you are curious, analytical, and ready to make a difference from day one, you will fit right in.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Master’s or PhD level qualification in Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical), Mathematics, Physics or Computer science or a related field.
- Experience or strong interest in programming, modelling, or simulation (e.g. Python, MATLAB, C++, or similar platforms).
- Familiarity with numerical or simulation tools such as but not limited to ANSYS Fluent , ASPEN, COMSOL, or OpenFOAM.
- Familiarity with AI and Machine Learning, and interest in developing these skills
- You will play a major role in the KTP and engage with multiple stakeholders, so must have excellent communication and organisational skills.
Further information
This is a full-time, in-person position based in central Bath. You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday annually, in addition to UK public holidays, working 8.45am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
This is a fixed-term opportunity for a period of 3 years.
For any informal questions about this role please email partnerships@bath.ac.uk
Applications will be considered on a rolling recruitment programme, as submitted, and the closing date above is for guidance only
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What we can offer you
We’re continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- Relocation allowance
- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
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Closing Date: 08 Oct 2025
Department: Education & Research
Salary: £35,000 to £45,000 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience, with an additional £6,000 training budget for personal development.
