Senior Physicist / Development Engineer Location: York Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience An established UK scientific technology company is looking for a Senior Physicist / Development Engineer to join its specialist engineering and development team. The company designs and manufactures advanced scientific instrumentation and technology used within demanding research and industrial environments. Its products combine physics, ultra-high vacuum technology, precision engineering, electronics and complex scientific instrumentation. This is a highly practical position sitting between experimental physics, development engineering and technical field support. It would suit a physicist, scientist or engineer who enjoys working directly with sophisticated equipment and solving complex technical problems from first principles. The Role You will work on the development, testing, optimisation and support of advanced scientific instrumentation, with responsibilities including: Building, testing and developing complex scientific equipment and experimental systems Working hands-on with vacuum and ultra-high vacuum systems Troubleshooting mechanical, electrical and scientific instrumentation issues Planning and conducting experiments to investigate system and product performance Analysing experimental results and using fundamental physics to understand system behaviour Supporting the development and improvement of new and existing products Diagnosing faults and identifying ..... full job details .....