Quantum Specialist KTP Associate

Brighton and Sussex Medical School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KTP / Industry-academic collaboration

£6,000 Personal Development Budget

Mentoring and training

Job summary

Brighton and Sussex Medical School in Hayes, Middlesex, is seeking a Quantum Specialist KTP Associate to lead a project developing an optical atomic clock in collaboration with CPI TMD Technologies Ltd and the University of Sussex.

The role requires UK residence for three years and involves working across university and industry in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership, with a £6,000 personal development budget and extensive mentoring.

Qualifications

• Residency in the UK for three years is required.
• Strong background in spectroscopy and quantum optics is essential.
• Experience with atomic clocks or precision measurement is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Review and redesign atomic clock subsystems.
• Source components and suppliers for the clock system.
• Test and characterize subsystems to verify performance.
• Integrate and characterize the atomic clock system within CPI-TMD and university contexts.

Skills

Spectroscopy

Quantum optics

Atom-light interaction

Job description

Quantum Specialist KTP Associate Ref: 43593 (Fixed Term, Second Re-advertisement)

Location

CPI TMD Technologies Ltd, Unit 3 Swallowfield Way, Hayes, Middlesex’ UB3 1DQ, United Kingdom

Hours

Full time hours considered up to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week. Requests for flexible working options within the core working hours of 9:30am – 3pm will be considered.

Grade 8.4 starting at £ 51,753 to £ 56,535 per annum, pro rata if part time.

Contract Type

Fixed Term Contract

This is a re-advertisement of the role that closed on 31 August 2026. Previous applicants need not apply.

About the role

CPI TMD Technologies Ltd and the University of Sussex are looking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled researcher within the area of spectroscopy, quantum optics and atom-light interaction to lead and deliver a project to commercialise an optical atomic clock.

CPI TMD Technologies Ltd’s core business is the design, manufacture, supply and repair of high-power microwave amplifiers and power supplies to the defence and communications industries. These products are typically high value and low-to-medium volume, requiring extremely specialist manufacturing and testing capability to realize. In order to achieve more significant growth, the company is pursuing development of a third revenue stream from quantum-enabled sensing and timing products.

This position forms part of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme co-funded by a grant through Innovate UK. It is essential that the post holder understands that a KTP works across the business and the university, and the vital role you will play if you successfully secure this position. KTPs offer a wide range of benefits including access to management training, mentoring and a £6,000 Personal Development budget to enable you to upskill during the project. Find out more about KTPs .

Working with experts from the university and drawing on expertise from within the company, you will follow CPI-TMD Technologies Ltd’s New Product Introduction process (a gate stage engineering lifecycle) to translate the current system design from a research system to a commercial product.

About you

Applicants must have been resident in the UK for THREE years and the successful candidate will be subject to mandatory security checks through the company before being confirmed in post.

Working with experts from the university and drawing on expertise from within the company, you will use your skills to follow CPI TMD Technologies’ new product introduction process to

• Review and redesign atomic clock subsystems
• Source components and suppliers
• Test and characterize subsystems
• Integrate and characterize the atomic clock system

This 28-month project is funded through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) award, a UK Government scheme intended to promote beneficial relationships between universities and industry. As a KTP Associate you will receive:

• extensive practical and formal training
• broaden knowledge and expertise within an industrially relevant project
• be supported by both industrial and academic mentors.

The KTP associate will benefit from a tax-free Personal Development Budget of £6,000. There is the potential to publish project output.

About our School

We are a research-intensive School that simultaneously delivers outstanding teaching to our students. As such we aim to be consistently recognised as truly world leading in key areas of our science, by extending the international excellence, impact and visibility of our research. We aim to be within the top UK universities in our discipline areas, attracting high-quality students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

We will establish a reputation as having a particularly open, stimulating, collaborative and supportive working environment for both staff and students, enabling the best possible outcomes for research, teaching and learning. We will further enhance our links with non-academic actors on local, national and international scales, and will maximize the impact of our work.

The School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences is proud to hold a Bronze Athena Swan Award.

Why work here

This role is in partnership with CPI TMD Technologies Ltd and will be located in Hayes, Middlesex.

Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. The assigned SOC code is 2129 Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified and the going rate is £46,100.

If the successful candidate requires a sponsored visa for this role, they may need to obtain ATAS clearance prior to the employment start date.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.

If you are experiencing any issues using our application portal or if you require adjustments to be made to the selection process, please contact us on [phone] or [e-mail] to discuss your requirements.