At a Glance
- Tasks: Solve complex problems in experimental physics and design innovative instruments.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company in Cambridge with a focus on impactful technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy a flat structure, generous holidays, private medical insurance, and bonuses.
- Other info: Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and enjoy excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by tackling cutting-edge challenges across diverse physics domains.
- Qualifications: Postgraduate degree or equivalent experience in physics; passion for innovation is key.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 70000 £ per year.
Overview
Newton Colmore is searching for an experimental physicist who enjoys solving highly complex problems to join our client in Cambridge.
This is a rare chance to apply deep scientific expertise to problems that genuinely matter—from airport scanner technology through to objection detection systems.
You will use your physics insight and research skills to explore the art of the possible: designing investigations, inventing new approaches, and seeing your ideas realised through rapid prototyping and development.
The role spans invention, analysis, computational modelling, and prototype design through to manufacturing transfer.
What makes this role different
No two projects are the same.
You\'ll work with and lead expert multi-disciplinary teams of scientists and engineers, tackling cutting-edge challenges across a uniquely broad range of physics domains.
- Domains
- Quantum technologies
- Sensing, PNT, computing & communications
- Electromagnetics
- Propagation, plasmas & interaction with electronics
- Semiconductor physics
- Junction behaviour, logic, thermal & sensing
- Optics & photonics
- Lasers, imaging, fibre optics & fluorescence
- Sonar & acoustics
- Ultrasound & acoustic communications
- Algorithms & AI
About you
You will need to have a track record of academic excellence and hold a relevant postgraduate degree (or equivalent professional experience).
Beyond that, the client is genuinely open on experience level and domain knowledge, with a focus on finding great people who love to do great work.
- What is on offer
- Employee-owned trust - flat structure, real autonomy
- High employer pension + monetary bonuses
- Private medical insurance for you and your family
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Enhanced family-friendly leave
- EV leasing & Cycle to Work scheme
- On-site gym + sports & social clubs
- Theatre & local sports facility discounts
- Candidates must be eligible for UK security clearance
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Experimental Physicist - Instrument Design in Peterborough employer: Newton Colmore
Join a dynamic and innovative medical devices company in Cambridge, where your contributions will directly impact the development of life-changing technologies. With a strong focus on employee growth, this organisation offers excellent career progression opportunities, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package, all within a collaborative work culture that values your input in both regulatory affairs and quality assurance. Be part of a team that not only meets industry standards but also strives to improve lives globally.
