R&D Engineer - Physicist

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Cambridge
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£50,000 / year
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Physics R&D Mechanics Fluidics Acoustics Experimental Skills Analytical Skills

FULL DESCRIPTION

R&D Engineer / Physicist - Cambridge.           Salary: £30,000 - £50,000. Benefits: Extensive.

Requirements for R&D Engineer / Physicist

- A PhD or Masters in applied Physics or Engineering. - Recent and relevant experience working as a research scientist / R&D Engineer / Physicist exploring new technologies and concept generation, including proof of concept. - Strong experimental and analytical skills, particularly in the areas of mechanics, fluidics, and acoustics. - Solid understanding of physical principles and their application to practical systems. - Good practical skills, and the ability to devise, set up and run tests in the lab. - Curiosity, imagination and creativity. - Experience working with piezoelectric devices beneficial. - Python or Matlab knowledge beneficial. - Experience with multiphysics FEA software (e.g. COMSOL)

Sound like you, or someone you know? If so, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Adam Mayne at Vector Recruitment Ltd on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden].

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