Data Scientist

We are looking for a Data Scientist to join our team at Vertical Aerospace, a company pioneering electric aviation. As a Data Scientist, you will work closely with engineering teams to develop models that support design, testing, and operational decision-making.

Requirements

• Strong experience in applied data science or scientific modelling within an engineering or physical systems context
• Proven ability to develop, validate, and deploy predictive models using real-world data
• Experience working with time-series data and sensor-driven datasets
• Solid understanding of statistical methods, machine learning techniques, and model validation approaches
• Experience working in Python or similar, with relevant scientific and data libraries
• Ability to work closely with domain experts (e.g. aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineers) and translate requirements into models
• Understanding of the challenges of deploying models into production or engineering environments
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a focus on practical and usable outputs rather than theoretical models

Benefits

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday
• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)
• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership
• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits
• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)
• Company performance based bonus – rewarding company and individual performance
• Company Share Scheme – open to every Vertical employee
• Company Pension Scheme – 5% and we match it
• Breakfast on us, every day