Graduate AI Engineer (2026 start)

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an engineer within our AI & Algorithms department. As an AI & Algorithms Engineer, you’ll work within our team of talented engineers and scientists on a diverse range of projects. Our projects span areas that include robotics and other autonomous systems, novel sensing systems such as radar and photonics, engineering biology, and many others. With cutting-edge labs and computing resources at your disposal, you'll use technology to solve problems in the real world.

Successful candidates can join us between May-October 2026.

There is no deadline for this role, as we recruit on a rolling basis. Once the position is filled, we will close the advert. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What you’ll be doing

• Building intelligent systems, developing your skills through hands-on coding and training/testing models.
• Working on projects for our clients to solve real-world problems.
• Learning software development skills in mixed-discipline teams, attending stand-ups and contributing to planning sessions.
• Contributing to our internal research and development programs, building on state-of-the-art literature to produce our own, market-leading solutions and compelling demonstrations that showcase our expertise to clients.
• Communicating the results of your work to your colleagues and clients.

What you can bring

We are looking for someone with strong academic credentials, such as a degree/Master’s/PhD, in a relevant technical subject, such as AI/machine learning, computer science, mathematics, physics or theoretical physics.

You will also have:

• Interest in applying AI and algorithmic techniques to real-world problems.
• Strong Python programming skills and understanding of modern version control (e.g. Git)

While not essential requirements, we would also be very interested if you have experience with any of the following:

• Foundation models (LLM, VLMs)
• Prompt engineering and agentic workflows
• Signal processing
• Bioinformatics
• Reinforcement learning
• Transformers and diffusion models
• Robotics (including VLA models)
• Edge compute

Why Cambridge Consultants?

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 real-time AI-enhanced medical imaging, autonomous defence systems against cyberattacks, and edge algorithms to help visually impaired people navigate indoor spaces. 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.

At the heart of what we do are talented and motivated multi-disciplinary teams empowered to create cutting edge technologies and systems to solve difficult problems for our clients. We offer a diverse, fun, and challenging work environment where you'll have the chance to work on a wide variety of projects that deliver real value using technology.

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.