<h3><strong>Overview&nbsp;</strong></h3> <p>We have an opportunity for a Principal Engineer in our AI &amp; Algorithms department,&nbsp;working&nbsp;with a particular focus on our defence and security clients.&nbsp;You’ll&nbsp;join a team of talented engineers and scientists designing,&nbsp;building&nbsp;and testing intelligent systems that&nbsp;require&nbsp;cutting edge&nbsp;algorithms.</p> <p>As&nbsp;one of the senior technical voices in the team,&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;be&nbsp;architecting the<u>&nbsp;</u>algorithmic&nbsp;approach on&nbsp;our projects, setting the technical bar for others, and helping shape the work we&nbsp;deliver.&nbsp;As well as&nbsp;hands-on engineering,&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;spend time with clients, using your&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;to win new projects as well as deliver them.&nbsp;You’ll&nbsp;work&nbsp;in multidisciplinary teams that use&nbsp;our labs and computing resources&nbsp;to enable us to deliver&nbsp;ambitious&nbsp;projects.</p> <p>Much of our defence and security work requires&nbsp;security clearance, so we ask for it up front. You&nbsp;won’t&nbsp;work exclusively in that sector, but a genuine interest in it matters to us.&nbsp;</p> <p>We&nbsp;offer a flexible approach to hybrid working, although some of the projects you will be working on will require&nbsp;full-time working in the office.</p> <h3><strong>What you’ll be doing:&nbsp;</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Applying data-driven software development in machine learning/AI, applied statistics, and sensor processing, alongside mathematical computing techniques such as digital signal processing, simulation, and numerical optimisation.&nbsp;</li> <li>Acting as technical lead and architect on our larger, more complex projects, owning the technical solution and the value it delivers to the client.&nbsp;</li> <li>Setting technical direction and acting as technical reviewer across the department, with your opinion&nbsp;sought&nbsp;by colleagues.&nbsp;</li> <li>Leading the development of proposals and costed work programmes, turning client problems into work we can win and deliver.&nbsp;</li> <li>Driving internal capability and demonstrators that keep us at the leading edge and&nbsp;open up&nbsp;new conversations with clients.&nbsp;</li> <li>Mentoring engineers and conducting technical interviews to help us recruit and grow strong people.&nbsp;</li> <li>Contributing to how the department works, improving our processes and technical standards.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What you need to succeed:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>5+ years’&nbsp;experience designing and delivering&nbsp;cutting<u> </u>edge&nbsp;algorithms&nbsp;for&nbsp;intelligent systems, including&nbsp;working on defence or security projects.&nbsp;</li> <li>Technical skills in one or more of:&nbsp;transformer&nbsp;models,&nbsp;diffusion models, reinforcement learning, machine&nbsp;vision&nbsp;and perception.&nbsp;</li> <li>A&nbsp;strong&nbsp;undergraduate degree&nbsp;in&nbsp;a relevant technical subject, such as AI/machine learning, computer science,&nbsp;mathematics&nbsp;or,&nbsp;physics. A PhD in a relevant subject is welcome but not&nbsp;required; deep, demonstrable industrial&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;is what matters.&nbsp;</li> <li>Strong Python and software engineering judgement.</li> <li>The ability to architect the technical approach on complex projects and to review the work of others, including working autonomously as the technical authority.&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience mentoring and developing engineers.&nbsp;</li> <li>Experience&nbsp;working with non-technical stakeholders for your work.&nbsp;</li> <li>Interest in&nbsp;working directly with&nbsp;clients&nbsp;and contributing to proposals and sales conversations.&nbsp;</li> <li>A genuine affinity for working in the defence and security sector.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>While not essential requirements, we would also be&nbsp;very interested&nbsp;if you have experience with any of the following:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Technical experience with any&nbsp;of:&nbsp;signal processing, edge computing, statistical modelling,&nbsp;numerical optimisation, or simulation.&nbsp;</li> <li>A track record&nbsp;of building client relationships and leading the technical side of sales campaigns and proposals.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Some projects at Cambridge Consultants are subject to security restrictions. This role requires you to obtain a Security Check (SC) level security clearance &nbsp;( <a id="menur1fij" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/united-kingdom-security-vetting-applicant" target="_blank">United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant</a> ). You must be able to work in the UK without restrictions in accordance with UK National Law and be prepared to successfully undertake an appropriate level of UK National Security Vetting according to UK Government National Security Vetting criteria.</p> <p>Please be aware that, for roles requiring Security Check clearance, applicants will typically need to have been a continuous resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years immediately prior to applying for this role in order to meet the requirements for Security Check (SC) clearance.</p> <h3>What we offer:</h3> <ul> <li>25&nbsp;days&nbsp;annual&nbsp;leave&nbsp;plus&nbsp;bank&nbsp;holidays&nbsp;(with&nbsp;the&nbsp;option&nbsp;to&nbsp;buy&nbsp;10&nbsp;more&nbsp;a&nbsp;year)</li> <li>Company&nbsp;bonus&nbsp;(profit&nbsp;share)</li> <li>Flexible&nbsp;working&nbsp;patterns&nbsp;and&nbsp;hybrid&nbsp;working</li> <li>Medical&nbsp;insurance&nbsp;and&nbsp;group&nbsp;income&nbsp;protection</li> <li>Employee&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;programme&nbsp;and&nbsp;mental&nbsp;health&nbsp;support&nbsp;group</li> <li>Enhanced&nbsp;parental&nbsp;leave</li> <li>Sabbatical&nbsp;leave</li> <li>Travel&nbsp;insurance&nbsp;(business&nbsp;and&nbsp;leisure)</li> <li>Generous&nbsp;company&nbsp;pension&nbsp;plan</li> <li>Personalised&nbsp;career&nbsp;development&nbsp;and&nbsp;training&nbsp;plans</li> <li>Free&nbsp;breakfast&nbsp;and&nbsp;two-course&nbsp;lunch&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;office&nbsp;every&nbsp;day</li> <li>Free&nbsp;onsite&nbsp;parking&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;are&nbsp;close&nbsp;to&nbsp;public&nbsp;transport&nbsp;links</li> <li>A&nbsp;variety&nbsp;of&nbsp;events&nbsp;organised&nbsp;by&nbsp;our&nbsp;social&nbsp;committee,&nbsp;ranging&nbsp;from&nbsp;summer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Christmas&nbsp;parties&nbsp;to&nbsp;board&nbsp;game&nbsp;nights&nbsp;and&nbsp;socials&nbsp;at&nbsp;our&nbsp;own&nbsp;rooftop&nbsp;bar!</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Why Cambridge Consultants?&nbsp;</strong></h3> <p>Cambridge Consultants creates exciting and novel breakthroughs in technology and products. Our work on intelligent systems area has helped create world-first and market-changing technologies including&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/omniscia-superhuman-surgery-in-real-time/">real-time AI-enhanced medical imaging</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/project/pioneering-ai-cyberattack-response-for-the-uk-military/">autonomous defence systems against cyberattacks</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/helping-visually-impaired-people-navigate-indoor-spaces/">edge algorithms to help visually impaired people navigate indoor spaces</a>.&nbsp;We combine our research output with engineering rigour to create innovative and robust solutions to solve complex problems presented to us by our clients. We help clients across a diverse range of markets, including defence/security, healthcare, biotech, industrial and energy, so there is no shortage of variety.&nbsp;</p> <p>At the heart of what we do are talented and motivated multi-disciplinary teams empowered to create&nbsp;cutting edge&nbsp;technologies and systems to solve difficult problems for our clients.&nbsp;We offer a diverse, fun, and challenging work environment where&nbsp;you'll&nbsp;have the chance to work on a wide variety of projects that deliver real value using technology. &nbsp;</p> <p>We recognise and celebrate individual talent and we understand the importance of letting individuals be just that. Our people are here to do the best work of their lives and our job is to provide the platform for them to do it.</p><div class="content-conclusion"><hr> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>By submitting an application to Cambridge Consultants, you confirm that the information provided in this application, together with any supporting documentation, is true, complete, and accurate to the best of your knowledge and belief. You understand that any false statement, misleading information, or material omission may render you liable to disqualification from the recruitment process, withdrawal of any offer of employment, or dismissal without notice if discovered following appointment. You acknowledge that the organisation reserves the right to verify the information supplied.</strong><br></p> <hr> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p></div>

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