R&D Engineer - Physicist

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Cambridge
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£50,000 / year
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Physics R&D Experimental Skills Analytical Skills Mechanics Fluidics Acoustics

FULL DESCRIPTION

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

Reference: 606734. Consultant: Adam Mayne

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 [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Ltd on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden].

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