44 Vacancies

At UKTL, your work directly strengthens the UK's technological, cyber, and national resilience. You'll collaborate with expert engineers, government partners, and industry specialists to detect, understand, and counter emerging threats. If you're looking for meaningful work in an inclusive environment that values curiosity, teamwork, and continuous learning, you'll thrive here. Wh...

Background AI has been identified by the UK Government as a critical technology for the nation's future prosperity, security and competitiveness. Multiple government strategies underscore the need for high‑quality assurance mechanisms to support responsible AI development and deployment. As the UK's national metrology institute, NPL provides the trusted, independent technical foundatio...

Our world-leading Time & Frequency department are seeking an experienced and practicing Senior Software Engineer with proven expertise in DevOps automation and container orchestration . You will be joining our team at an exciting time - we maintain the UK's National Time Scale, UTC (NPL), and are currently developing a new resilient Time Scale facility that will underpin our Critical...

Join the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and lead the next phase of the UK's quantum revolution. We're seeking an exceptional Quantum Measurement Programme Manager to spearhead high-impact initiatives within our quantum portfolio. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of quantum technologies, working at the intersection of science, policy, and international collabor...

The Portfolio Office provides integrated oversight, governance, assurance and insight across NPL's internal and external project portfolios. It operates as the strategic Centre of Excellence for project delivery, ensuring that the right change is delivered at the right time, in the right way, with the right support. We are seeking an experienced and credible leader to shape and lead thi...

The Portfolio Office sits at the heart of NPL's change agenda, providing integrated oversight, governance, prioritisation, assurance and insight across NPL's internal and external portfolios. It operates as a strategic Centre of Excellence for Programme and Project delivery, enabling the right change to be delivered at the right time, in the right way, with the right support. We are see...

Fixed Term Contract role, up to 15 months The Portfolio Office provides integrated oversight, governance, assurance, reporting and insight across NPL's programme and projects portfolio. As a strategic Centre of Excellence, it supports consistent, proportionate and effective delivery of programmes and projects across the organisation. We are seeking a Portfolio Office Analys...

Are you a forward‑thinking technical leader who thrives on building high‑performing teams, driving operational excellence, and shaping the future of telecommunications environments? UKTL is looking for a passionate and people‑centric Telecommunications Service Delivery Manager to play a pivotal role in our Technical Operations function. In this role, you'll steer the Telecommunications t...

Are you a forward‑thinking technical leader who thrives on building high‑performing teams, driving operational excellence, and shaping the future of IT environments? UKTL is looking for a passionate and people‑centric IT Service Delivery Manager to play a pivotal role in our Technical Operations function. In this role, you'll steer the IT team, guide our strategy, and ensure our lab and...

Be the Strategic Force Behind UKTL's Leadership Team Are you ready to take your executive support skills to the next level? As Executive Assistant to the UKTL leadership team, you'll be at the heart of strategic coordination and operational excellence. This is more than just diary management — it's your opportunity to shape how our senior leaders deliver impact across teams and ...

Are you interested in a career in scientific research? At NPL, we are looking for graduates with a real passion for tackling some of the biggest challenges in industry, energy, the environment, and healthcare to join ou r Informatics Group within the Data Science & AI Department . As the UK's National Metrology Institute (NMI) w e pledge that NPL will be a place to creat...

We're seeking a practicing and experienced Systems Engineer to join our world-leading Time and Frequency Department . We maintain and develop the UK's National Time Scale, UTC (NPL), and are currently developing a new resilient Time Scale that will underpin Digital Infrastructure. You will be joining at an exciting time, as we drive the maturation of our sy...