Highly Skilled Experimental Physicist

2 weeks ago


Teddington, Greater London, United Kingdom NPL Full time

We are seeking an accomplished Physicist or Engineer to join our growing Engineering team at NPL. Our Engineering Design group plays a crucial role in the design and preparation for manufacturing systems and instruments used within the organisation and for external customers.

You'll be involved in designing, developing and testing new metrology systems via a combination of numerical simulation, mathematical modelling and experimental verification. This is an excellent opportunity for an early to mid-career professional who wants to be exposed to a variety of challenges and avenues to learn.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Simulation and design of physical systems using Finite-Element-Analysis software and other design tools.
  • Providing expert and innovative insight to our design teams and science groups on Heat-Transfer, Fluid-Flow and other physical phenomena in their research and engineering to achieve functional specifications.
  • Maintaining and designing products and systems safely according to best practice, following governance processes and preparing for review meetings.
  • Participating in cross-discipline design discussions with our electronic and mechanical hardware design teams.
  • Preparing design documentation for product life-cycle management.
  • Peer reviewing of design and documentation produced by other NPL engineers.

As a Higher Engineer, you will be responsible for planning and delivering technical activities to support demonstrable impact. You will acquire additional knowledge to recognise and analyse a range of problems, and develop solutions to address these.

The estimated salary for this position is £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience.

About the Role:

  • This role is known as Higher Engineer or Senior Engineer internally.
  • We are recruiting across levels and will consider applications from candidates with varied experience.


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