49 Vacancies

NPL is seeking to appoint an experienced research scientist for an exciting role based in Teddington , South West London, to join the Chemical and Biological Sciences Department. This permanent role will involve developing Raman and other optical spectroscopies for life science and health applications. The successful candidate will wor...

Shape the future of delivery. Drive impact at scale. We're looking for a dynamic and experienced Agile Delivery Leader to champion and evolve our Agile delivery strategy across high-value, complex initiatives. This is a senior leadership role where you'll act as both a delivery expert and a change agent—driving innovation, improving Agile maturity, and enabling teams to delive...

At NPL, we set the standards by which the world is measured. Our work underpins solutions to global challenges - from tackling climate change and advancing medical breakthroughs to enabling next-generation communications technology. We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team. This role is a 12 month fixed term contract based at NPL in Teddington, with hybrid ...

Whether you are talking about length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, amount or the brightness of light, the National Physical Laboratory sets the standards by which these things are all measured. Our range of products and services need to be commercially viable . At NPL, we touch ordinary lives in extraordinary ways  and you could too? We have an exciting ...

Our world-leading Time & Frequency department and National Timing Centre (NTC) programme are seeking a Programme Coordinator with experience in contract management and programme controls . This is an exceptional opportunity to join the global authority in precision timing at a defining moment for UK digital infrastructure. Backed by a government investme...

Our world-leading Time & Frequency department seek a Configuration Manager with recent experience in configuration of hardware, software and documentation . This is an exceptional opportunity to join the global authority in precision timing at a defining moment for UK digital infrastructure. Backed by a government investment of £180 million in the National Tim...

Our world-leading Time & Frequency department are seeking a Change Specialist with experience in in delivering transformational behavioural change in major programmes. 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 UK Digital Infrastructure. Th...

As an Associate Vulnerability Researcher in Telecommunications , you will play a key role in developing the UK's capability to understand and secure telecom systems. Working as part of a highly skilled and collaborative research team, you'll be supported in building your expertise while contributing to meaningful, real-world security challenges. This role is designed for individuals ea...

Put simply, we set the standards by which everything is measured. In doing so, the National Physical Laboratory is helping to combat issues on a global scale such as climate change, curing diseases and the development of cutting-edge communications technology. Yet none of this would be possible without the dedication of everyone here. Role focus As a People...

This is an exciting time to join NPL as the organisation embraces the mission and opportunity to provide the measurement capability that underpins the UK's prosperity and quality of life. NPL's vision is to deliver extraordinary impact from excellent science and engineering as an exemplary national laboratory. This mission reaffirms the pivotal role the organisation plays in supporti...

Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) are emerging as a transformative platform for next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) hardware, enabling ultrafast, energy-efficient optical data processing. However, as PICs scale to the densities required for AI acceleration, thermal effects become a critical bottleneck, limiting performance, reliability and efficiency. This challenge prese...

Responsible for shaping and embedding a strong security culture in cyber, physical and people across NPL. Lead initiatives that influence behaviour and reduce human-related risk in compliance with regulatory and customer requirement, ensuring all colleagues have the appropriate level of awareness, knowledge, and skills to manage security risks in alignment with our programmes security values...