Materials Science Jobs

• London
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Permanent

Owns the design of scientific data representations, schemas and ingestion pipelines that turn heterogeneous external materials data into ML-ready assets. Works with AI researchers and materials scientists to harmonise experimental and computational data from partners, defining quality, validation, lineage and provenance frameworks.

Pydantic · JSON Schema · pymatgen +7

• Derby
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level

You will analyse mechanical test data to generate and validate material design data, and manage and develop Rolls-Royce's GRANTA MI material databases and specifications. Acting as subject matter expert, you will work with managed service providers, lead knowledge capture and champion continuous improvement in data publishing.

GRANTA MI · Microsoft SharePoint · Siemens Teamcenter +1

• Abingdon
• On-site
• £57,117 pa
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Lead materials research for in-vessel plasma-facing components, focusing on Cu-alloy heatsink materials and their mechanical and thermophysical testing to support STEP PFC development. Coordinate projects over £100k, manage specimen procurement and testing, and supervise a small team of scientists or PhD students while building external collaborations.

MS Office · Outlook · Word +2

• Birmingham
• £35,000 – £40,000 pa
• Permanent

Support forging and heat treatment processes, investigate mechanical test failures and produce rework plans, and provide metallurgical guidance to production, quality, estimating and customer teams. The role also involves metallographic preparation and analysis, technical contract reviews, procedure development and support for quality investigations, R&D and customer audits at a specialist heavy engineering forger.

• Hertfordshire
• On-site
• £30 – £32 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Responsible for REACh obsolescence across current and legacy product ranges, investigating materials and process alternatives and recommending replacements against technical specifications. Day-to-day work includes reviewing drawings, leading qualification processes, writing investigation reports and providing technical support to supply chain, quality and procurement in a cross-functional aerospace team.

• Scunthorpe
• £40,000 – £45,000 pa
• Mid-level · manages people

Lead a manufacturing team in Scunthorpe, optimising PVC extrusion and polymer processing operations. Responsibilities include coordinating extrusion trials, managing critical spares and preventative maintenance, analysing process data, and driving scrap reduction and line efficiency improvements while liaising with suppliers on new materials and tooling.

• Blackburn
• Mid-level

Hands-on analytical role within a specialised spectroscopy function, acting as subject matter expert for SEM, SEM/EDX and FTIR instrumentation. Duties include preparing diverse sample matrices, instrument troubleshooting, data interpretation and writing reports for multinational clients across sectors. Requires independent working to tight deadlines and strong client communication.

Scanning Electron Microscope · SEM/EDX · FTIR +4

• 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.

AS9100 · AS9102 · APQP +3

• Yeovil
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Materials engineering role supporting design and manufacturing teams across aerospace products, acting as site focal for environmental regulations including REACh and TSCA. Involves materials selection, specification evolution, supplier technical support, audits, root cause investigation and manufacturability improvement.

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Director
• Permanent

A professorial chair in Materials Science and Metallurgy focused on energy materials and materials discovery, with an endowed research fund to build a world-leading group. The role spans experimental, computational or integrated work in automation, computational materials discovery and low-power electronic devices, alongside teaching, supervision and administration. The postholder provides intellectual and strategic leadership and builds interdisciplinary collaborations across the University and with external partners.

• Cambridge
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Permanent

Trains and evaluates multi-modal foundation models for a materials discovery platform, spanning crystal structures, properties, text and images. Owns a model end to end, from data curation and experiment design through large-scale distributed training to integration, working closely with chemists and materials scientists.

GPUs · SFT · RLHF +1

• London
• £52,790 – £73,271 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Deliver undergraduate materials and polymer science education for a joint UK-China engineering school, with a focus on curriculum development, novel pedagogies and inclusive teaching. The post is based in London but involves extensive travel to Xi'an, China for substantial periods, supporting transnational education programmes.

• Honiton
• On-site
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Lead and mentor a team of nine, ranging from placement students to skilled engineers, in an advanced composite and materials testing laboratory serving defence, aerospace, automotive and energy sectors. Set scopes of work, manage project timeframes and drive team development plans, working on-site five days a week with exotic and novel materials.

• London
• Hybrid
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the Forward Deployed Engineering function, building and hiring a team while delivering complex CurieOS deployments hands-on. Write production code, design architectures and integrations across simulation, digital twins, lab instruments and CAD/PLM systems, embedding with customer R&D teams from discovery through production adoption.

CurieOS

• Banbury
• On-site
• £35,000 – £40,000 pa

Carries out routine metallurgical examinations of aerospace-grade nickel and titanium alloys, including specimen preparation, polishing, etching and microscopy, with grain size and alpha case assessment. Compares findings against customer specifications and prepares technical reports within a controlled laboratory environment. Open to graduates as well as experienced candidates, with supervised training provided.