Applied Physicist - Defence Technologies
ECM Selection (Holdings) Limited
Full-time
architecture-and-engineering
Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Posted
July 26, 2026
Job Description
Sensing, imaging, signals, navigation and communications
Cambridge area; £40k - £80k DoE plus benefits
This company and role focus on applied innovation in the defence sector: advanced technologies applicable to national security. The role will include broad product design and development, analysis, computational modelling and prototyping.
Areas of interest include sensing, imaging, signals, navigation and communications. This may be through optics, radar, sonar, acoustics and/or electromagnetics, thermal methods, fluidics. Analogue wave effects of interest include propagation, penetration, interference and systemic interactions. Algorithm design and applications of AI and machine learning are of interest.
You will have:
* A strong academic background, including a degree from a top university, a relevant master’s or ideally a PhD, top A-level grades.
* Light to extensive commercial-grade product development experience, whether literally com...
Cambridge area; £40k - £80k DoE plus benefits
This company and role focus on applied innovation in the defence sector: advanced technologies applicable to national security. The role will include broad product design and development, analysis, computational modelling and prototyping.
Areas of interest include sensing, imaging, signals, navigation and communications. This may be through optics, radar, sonar, acoustics and/or electromagnetics, thermal methods, fluidics. Analogue wave effects of interest include propagation, penetration, interference and systemic interactions. Algorithm design and applications of AI and machine learning are of interest.
You will have:
* A strong academic background, including a degree from a top university, a relevant master’s or ideally a PhD, top A-level grades.
* Light to extensive commercial-grade product development experience, whether literally com...