Technical Specialist - Cyber-Physical Multi-Agent Systems

Technical Specialist – Cyber-Physical Multi-Agent Systems

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23.11.25 – About ARIAARIA is a new kind of R&D funding agency. We fund scientists and engineers to pursue research at the edge of the possible. From climate change to AI, society faces enormous challenges and opportunities that can be uniquely addressed by science and technology. ARIA was created to activate the UK’s world-class R&D in new ways, so we can meet these head on.

Final date to receive applications – 23 November 2025

Department – Programmes

Location – London

Compensation – £70,000 – £105,000 / year

Salary Levels – £70,000, £90,000, £105,000 (offers based on benchmarked experience and selection criteria)

Employment Type – Full-time

Contract – 3 years fixed-term (option for extension)

As an ARIA Technical Specialist, you will catalyse breakthroughs that could change the world. You will sit alongside the Programme Director, Alex Obadia, and the rest of the team in ARIA’s Trust Everything, Everywhere opportunity space – Sarath Murugan, Edith Clare-Hall, Nicola Greco – working on an emergent programme. You will be exposed to every aspect of the programme's technical management from design through approval, project selection, and delivery.

• Act as the technical lead, with the Programme Director and the Programme Specialist, to shape and deliver a bold programme of research aimed at enabling AI agents, both embodied and digital, to coordinate with one another in untrusted settings.
• Review project proposals, grant applications, assess technical milestones, and stay close to the ground on what’s being built and tested by Creator teams.
• Plan, lead, and contribute to technical discussions in project meetings, workshops, and formal reviews, bringing depth, challenge, and direction to every interaction.
• Provide evidence‑based technical insight to the Programme Director and the ARIA team to support high‑quality decisions and sharpen the programme’s strategic direction.
• Communicate complex scientific ideas surrounding the programme to stakeholders, from government and funders to key players across the ecosystem.
• Identify emerging trends and surface the most promising technologies, people, and ideas across the programme and its surrounding opportunity space.
• Co‑author white papers, open calls, and technical reviews that articulate the ambition of the programme and set a clear, compelling vision for external communities.
• Work closely with the Programme Specialist and Creator teams to drive project delivery, tracking against ambitious technical milestones, benchmarking progress against the state of the art, and spotting opportunities for research cross‑pollination to sustain momentum.
• Serve as the technical bridge between the Programme Director and functional teams, ensuring execution aligns with the needs of the ecosystem’s understanding of the programme.

• Represent the programme, often on behalf of the Programme Director, at events, workshops and talks.
• Build trusted relationships with world‑class researchers, labs, and founders working at the forefront of the programme’s focus area.
• Work closely with ARIA’s Activation Partners to ensure Creator teams can access the right tools, platforms, and networks to accelerate translation and achieve impact beyond ARIA’s direct reach.

• Collaborate across ARIA on funding models, budgets, tooling, and operational mechanisms to support effective, flexible funding and programme delivery.
• Contribute as a member of ARIA’s team of Technical Specialists (T‑Specs), sharing best practices and learnings between programmes to strengthen ARIA’s portfolio of work.
• Help build and sustain ARIA’s scientific and operational culture.

• Strong technical foundations in mathematics, physics, or engineering that allow rapid learning and adaptation to new scientific and technical areas, comprehending key components of new disciplines from first…