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You may be a recent PhD graduate or have a small number of years of industrial or research experience, but you should be excited by applying experimental science to real-world challenges.\nYou will work alongside physicists, engineers and domain specialists to understand complex physical systems, develop new technologies and generate evidence that informs critical decisions. Projects span multiple sectors, including defence, energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, transport, healthcare and emerging technologies.\nThis is a role for someone who likes making things work, not just modelling them.\n The Role\nYou will contribute to projects involving:\nExperimental design and execution\n\nTechnology development and prototyping\n\nSensor evaluation and characterisation\n\nRF and electromagnetic systems\n\nFluidics and flow-related technologies\n\nSurface and materials physics\n\nInstrumentation and measurement systems\n\nData acquisition and experimental analysis\n\nEnvironmental and operational testing\n\nValidation of models, concepts and technologies through experimentation\n\nYou will work as part of multidisciplinary teams, helping to answer challenging technical questions through evidence, experimentation and practical problem solving.\nResponsibilities\nYou will:\nDesign, build and conduct experiments to investigate complex physical phenomena.\n\nDevelop and test prototypes, instrumentation and experimental systems.\n\nAcquire, process and analyse experimental data.\n\nCharacterise the performance of devices, materials and systems.\n\nDevelop novel experimental approaches to address client challenges.\n\nSupport laboratory, workshop and field-based activities.\n\nIdentify sources of uncertainty and experimental error.\n\nContribute to technical reports, presentations and client deliverables.\n\nWork closely with physicists, engineers and computational specialists across a variety of projects.\n\nSupport internal research, innovation and capability development activities.\n\n What We're Looking For\nYou are likely to have a degree, MSc or PhD in:\nPhysics\n\nApplied Physics\n\nEngineering Physics\n\nElectronic Engineering\n\nMechanical Engineering\n\nMaterials Science\n\nChemical Physics\n\nA related scientific or engineering discipline\n\nYou should have experience in several of the following areas:\nExperimental physics\n\nRF or electromagnetic systems\n\nSurface physics\n\nMaterials characterisation\n\nFluidics or fluid systems\n\nInstrumentation and measurement\n\nData acquisition and analysis\n\nSensor development and testing\n\nLaboratory experimentation\n\nPrototype development\n\nEnvironmental testing\n\nScientific programming and data analysis\n\nExperience using Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW or similar tools would be advantageous.\nThe Ideal Candidate\nYou will be:\nCurious about how physical systems behave in the real world.\n\nHands-on and practical in your approach to problem solving.\n\nComfortable designing and conducting experiments independently.\n\nStrong analytically, with the ability to interpret complex datasets.\n\nInterested in understanding both the opportunities and limitations of technologies.\n\nAdaptable and comfortable working across a range of technical domains.\n\nCollaborative and keen to learn from colleagues with different backgrounds.\n\nMotivated by translating scientific understanding into practical impact.\n\nWe are particularly interested in candidates who enjoy combining experimental rigour with engineering pragmatism.\nWhat You'll Gain\nThis role offers the opportunity to:\nWork on a diverse range of scientific and engineering challenges.\n\nDevelop expertise across multiple technology domains.\n\nGain experience in laboratory, workshop and field-based environments.\n\nWork alongside experienced physicists and engineers.\n\nApply experimental science to real-world problems that matter.\n\nBuild the technical foundations for a future career in technical leadership, systems engineering or advanced technology development.\n\nTypical Candidate Profiles\nExperimental physics PhD graduate.\n\nResearch scientist with experience in RF, materials or fluidics.\n\nEarly-career engineer or physicist with 2-5 years of industrial R&D experience.\n\nScientist from a national laboratory, research institute or technology development organisation.\n\nExperimentalist looking to broaden their experience across sectors and technologies.\n\nIf you enjoy building, testing and understanding complex physical systems-and want to apply those skills to a diverse range of real-world challenges-we would love to hear from you.\n Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.\nOur purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.\nFind out more about Life at PA here.\nWe are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:\nHealth and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family \n25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days \nGenerous company pension scheme \nOpportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives \nAnnual performance-based bonus \nPA share ownership \nTax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn) \nWe’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. 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