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• CambridgeCB
• Posted 10th Mar 2010
• Posted by: MJH Personnel Associates Ltd
• Salary: 47000 GBP per annum + Benefits
• Job Type: Permanent
• Reference: 2241720
• This job has been viewed 206 times since it was posted.

Job Description

Title: Senior Physicist/Engineer Ref: MJH1149 Location: Cambridge Salary: to £47 ,000

Keywords: Senior, Physicist, Engineer, Physics, Scientist, PhD, Algorithm, Radio, RF, Systems, Design, Development, Communications, Radar, Cambridge.

Company Summary: Our client is a leading technology and innovation company with their head-quarters based in Cambridge. With over 40 years experience working with some of the worlds leading consumer electronics, telecommunications and medical/pharmaceutical companies, they are able to create breakthrough products, create and licence IP and provide business consulting services on a global basis.

Job Description: Scientists, physicists and engineers work on client assignments in multidisciplinary project teams, sometimes on more than one project concurrently and in different team roles. High quality work is essential from every team member. A strong desire to learn to develop and implement solutions with different technologies and for different target markets is essential.

As a senior physicist or engineer you will be expected to provide innovation and technical leadership during the complete project life cycle. Projects often commence with a loose brief from a client, from this you will be expected to architect a technical solution that is both good business and a compelling offering for the client. During the delivery of the project you will be expected to take responsibility for the technical solution, working closely with the team as well as interfacing at a senior level within the client organisation.

As your experience develops opportunities exist to progress in a variety of directions, depending on the individual. Commercial, project management and senior technical routes are all recognised within our career development structure.

Requirements: Suitable candidates for the role of Senior Physicist/Engineer will need to have:

• A good first degree or PhD in Physics or a related Engineering discipline
• Experience of product development in a consultancy or fast moving organisation
• Proven technical leadership experience in a commercial environment
• Broad engineering skills, including electronics hardware, software and mechanical engineering.
• An imaginative and inquisitive mind, eager to learn new skills and to develop solutions for interesting and complex problems
• An outline understanding of a wide range of physical sensing technologies.
• Excellent practical problem solving skills.
• Excellent mathematical skills
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written

In addition, any experience of the following will also be beneficial:

• Experience of commercial negotiations and the sales process
• Experience of algorithm development for sensing applications
• Experience of radio system design for communications, radar or location

Benefits Summary: Excellent salary, profit share scheme, non-contributory pension, private medical insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, 25 days holiday and flex-time. (Relocation where applicable).