Graduate Physicist

Salary: £32,400 – £34,800 per year

Graduate Experimental Physicist Malvern, Worcestershire

£27-29k+ bonus + benefits

Due to new investment and continued research and development of new technologies and products a position has been created for a graduate experimental physicist, with an interest or experience in magnetic / electromagnetic or ferromagnetic systems, to join the team.

This company is small but growing and is developing advanced ferromagnetic detection systems for security and anti-terrorism applications.

• Requires a strong academic background within physics and good experimental / lab-based content
• Experience of experimentation and the collation, analysis, and interpretation of data would be needed
• Use of Matlab, Python or other modelling and analysis tools
• Knowledge of electromagnetism or sensors technologies would be useful

More – Graduate Experimental Physicist:

The Graduate Physicist will be a key player within the product development and research team and will be involved with ongoing research and development of the core technology behind the company’s detection systems.

• This will involve the collation, interpretation, and analysis of data through lab-based experimentation and research
• Setting up of lab-based experiments to facilitate the collation of date
• There may also be some involvement with data analysis, numerical / statistical modelling, and simulation to develop and create object signatures

As this is a small company you may adopt several roles and be involved with many aspects of new product development, research, and product trial activities. Hence this is a role that will require a versatile, proactive, and practical graduate experimental physicist.

The ideal candidate would be an ambitious, driven, and creative applied physicist / experimental physicist with a strong academic background and a good practical lab-based experience.

Skills / Knowledge Required: Graduate Experimental Physicist

• A good degree or masters from a top university in a relevant subject (preferably physics)
• Relevant academic or intern projects involving experimentation and collation / analysis of data
• Able to support, set up, and execute tests and experiments for the collation of research data
• Good problem-solving skills coupled with excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

Other useful skills / knowledge:

• Experience of sensors (e.g., electromagnetic / magnetic detection) would be ideal
• Excellent mathematical background (experience of data science / data analytics)
• Experience gained as a research associate (or similar) within a similar experimental role
• Use of tools such as Matlab, Python, C++ for the creating of models and the analysis of data
• Experience of working with grant funded bodies (e.g., Innovate UK) would be useful
• Experience of working with external suppliers, test houses and external consultancies would be useful

The company is expanding and as well as a competitive salary it also offers an employee bonus scheme. The role is commutable from Redditch, South Birmingham, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Worcester, Hereford, Malvern, Kidderminster, and Evesham.