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Software Engineer, Operations Research
CircuitHub. Schedule orders, panels and machines across factories for throughput and on-time delivery .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in operations research and quantitative modeling to optimize factory workflows and enhance throughput. Proficient in Python and SQL for developing and validating forecasting models that inform decision-making in manufacturing environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Operations ResearchPython ProgrammingSQL ProficiencySimulation ModelingForecasting Models
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Hard Skills
Linear ProgrammingInteger ProgrammingConstraint ProgrammingHeuristicsModel CalibrationModel EvaluationCost EstimationOrder SchedulingBottleneck IdentificationData Analysis
Soft Skills
JudgmentCuriosityOwnership
Tools & Technologies
Robotics SystemsPlanning SystemsQuoting Systems
Industry Keywords
ManufacturingThroughput OptimizationCapacity PlanningSupply Chain ManagementProduction Efficiency
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPythonSQL
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Schedule orders, panels and machines across factories for throughput and on-time delivery
- Forecast when factories will run out of work or capacity
- Model work flows through factory-scale robotics systems
- Identify bottlenecks and evaluate the value of additional machines or process changes
- Estimate order costs in labour, machine time and parts
- Help set prices and lead times
- Decide which parts and consumables to stock, when to order them and acceptable shortage risk
- Deploy models into planning and quoting systems
- Validate models against actual outcomes
Requirements
What you’ll need- Quantitative background in operations research, applied maths, statistics, quantitative finance, economics or a similar field
- Record of models that changed real decisions
- Knowledge of linear and integer programming, constraint programming, or heuristics
- Judgement about when a simple rule beats a solver
- Experience building, calibrating and evaluating simulation and forecasting models
- Strong Python and SQL
- Ability to write reliable, runnable code
- Experience using coding agents to move faster and take full ownership of outputs
- Curiosity about how things are physically made
- Willingness to spend time in factories in the US and UK
- Manufacturing experience is welcome but not required
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equity
- Remote work from anywhere or office-based work from London or Cambridge (UK)
- Regular visits to factories in the UK and US