Materials Science Jobs

PhysicsX · London

Build the simulation side of Large Physics Models, generating training data across fidelity levels and developing solvers in differentiable or GPU-native frameworks like JAX or Warp. Work in a research team alongside ML researchers, using commercial and open-source CFD tools to produce reference data and shape data-generation strategy.

PhysicsX · San Francisco, United States · US$150,000 – US$190,000 pa

Builds and deploys machine learning pipelines for industrial physics applications, working directly with customers on-site to embed AI models into practical tools. Involves manipulating 3D point-cloud and mesh data, cloud and HPC infrastructure, and translating R&D outputs into reusable libraries and products.

Orbital Materials, Inc. · London

Embed with customer teams to deploy CurieOS, an AI operating system for industrial R&D, writing production code, designing architectures and building integrations across simulation, digital twins, lab instruments and CAD/PLM systems. Own engagements from technical discovery through production deployment and adoption, tracking KPIs and feeding field signal back to platform engineering.

Orbital Materials, Inc. · London

Designs, builds and operates the core backend systems powering CurieOS, an AI operating system for materials science and hardware engineering. Work spans APIs, data pipelines, graph databases, event-driven architectures and cloud infrastructure, with a focus on reliability, observability and clean abstractions. Collaborates closely with ML researchers and domain scientists, and helps shape platform architecture as the team grows.

Next Generation · Halesowen · £35,000 – £40,000 pa

Job Title: MetallurgistContract Type: PermanentSalary: £40,000 p.a.Working Hours: Monday – Friday (7.30am – 16.00pm)Due to continued growth Next Generation are currently recruiting for a Metallurgist to work with a well-established engineering company based near Halesowen. As the Metallurgist you will...

Rolls Royce · Bristol

Develops and delivers assembly processes for composite fan blades and structures, creating technical packages including equipment specs, PFMEAs and tooling. Works within the UltraFan Integrated Project Team alongside design engineers, operations, quality, external suppliers and the National Composites Centre, driving processes to zero defects using statistical process control.

Rolls Royce · Bristol

Develops and delivers composite preforming processes, including trimming and assembly of dry 3D woven fibre preforms for the latest fan system, based at the Composite Technology Facility in Filton, Bristol. Manages work packages across a cross-functional team and builds technical packages such as equipment specifications, PFMEAs and tooling to drive processes to zero defects.

Safran · Gloucester

Join the Materials & Processes Laboratory team supporting the supply chain for landing gear parts, monitoring raw material suppliers, forgers and foundries. You will review metallic supplier performance, implement improvement plans for steel, aluminium and titanium, conduct technical audits and support new supplier qualification, with scope for hands-on mechanical testing and forensic investigation.

Johnson Matthey · Royston · £44,261 pa

As a Mechanical Commissioning Technician, you will play a pivotal role in the commissioning and maintenance of advanced production equipment and utility systems at Johnson Matthey’s 3CR project. Your responsibilities will include performing planned, reactive, and corrective maintenance, fault diagnosis, and plant modifications to ensure the reliability and efficiency of the facility.

Safran · Staverton Bridge

Ensures supplier capability, compliance and performance across a global aerospace supply chain, conducting product, process and system audits and supporting NPI and part transfers. Drives improvement using APQP, PFMEA, PPAP and Lean, working with raw material suppliers of titanium, high-strength steels and aerospace aluminium. Regular UK and international travel is required.

CuspAI · London

Builds and maintains a cloud-native ML infrastructure platform on Kubernetes, owning CI/CD pipelines, model registries, experiment tracking and deployment automation. Scales distributed GPU training for JAX and PyTorch workloads, manages multi-environment configs with Kapitan and Terraform, and drives platform reliability and cloud cost optimisation for research teams.

CuspAI · London

Bridges frontier AI models and high-performance computing infrastructure by profiling large-scale training runs to improve Model FLOP Utilization and remove bottlenecks. Builds observability dashboards, optimizes NVIDIA GPU kernels and NCCL communication, and applies quantization, pruning and distillation to cut inference latency. Works closely with AI researchers and the infrastructure team on future cluster design.

ITM Power · Sheffield

Working within the stack design and verification team, you will develop and execute verification and validation plans for full-scale PEM electrolyser stacks and clamping skid frame systems. The role covers mechanical, hydraulic and thermal test programmes, prototype assembly and commissioning, plus data analysis using MATLAB or Python and reporting to internal engineering teams.

airbus · Bristol · £50,000 – £55,000 pa

Lead highly critical structural tests and business-critical projects, covering test definition, equipment calibration, physical data acquisition and reporting. Manage test budgets, resource allocation, subcontracting and stakeholder meetings while ensuring adherence to quality and H&S processes. Requires aeronautical structures and project management experience, with materials testing and supplier management advantageous.

ITM Power · Sheffield

Leads the Product Conformity team managing stack and product certifications, technical construction files and regulatory documentation for global markets. Coordinates internal and external testing, hosts certification bodies, and performs final inspection of electrolyser products before dispatch as the voice of the customer. Works cross-functionally with engineering, quality, procurement, HSE and manufacturing to embed compliance across the product lifecycle.