Materials Science Jobs

Cambridge GaN Devices · Cambridge

Define and architect test hardware for GaN power devices and ICs, covering fixtures, sockets, probing, switching and multi-site parallel setups for static, dynamic and mixed-signal measurements. Lead test hardware workstreams from concept to release, write specifications, review designs, mentor engineers and shape the equipment roadmap.

ITM Power · Sheffield

Supports the industrialisation, optimisation and continuous improvement of Catalyst Coated Membrane manufacturing processes, including equipment specification, supplier engagement, FAT/SAT and commissioning. Works with the Principal Engineer and production teams on yield, throughput and cost improvements using Lean, PFMEA and Kaizen methods, maintaining SOPs and process documentation.

ITM Power · Sheffield

Supports the industrialisation, ramp-up and continuous improvement of final assembly processes, including commissioning new equipment and defining assembly methods and SOPs. Works with automation, quality and supplier teams on FAT/SAT, process validation and data-driven stabilisation for high-volume PEM electrolyser manufacturing.

Ceres Power · Horsham

Serves as technical authority for electrochemistry and Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy across button cells, short stacks and full stack systems. Leads experimental design, equivalent-circuit and physics-based interpretation, degradation investigations and method development, mentoring scientists and shaping technical strategy. Bridges cutting-edge science with engineering to inform product direction.

Ceres Power · Horsham

Develops, implements and continuously improves manufacturing processes, equipment and tooling for fuel cell and electrolyser stack production. Leads manufacturing engineering through the full NPI lifecycle, resolving production issues with root cause corrective actions and applying DFMA, PFMEA, SPC and Cp/Cpk to scale processes from prototype to high-volume production across Ceres and partner sites.

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.

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.

PhysicsX · New York, United States · US$150,000 – US$250,000 pa

Builds and deploys customer-facing applications that put physics AI models into production, working directly with customers, data scientists and ML engineers. Involves rapid prototyping, backend development of FastAPI microservices in Python, and cloud deployment with Kubernetes, Terraform and AWS/Azure. Requires travel to customer sites for 3-4 weeks per quarter.

PhysicsX · New York, United States · US$150,000 – US$250,000 pa

Builds and deploys customer-facing applications that put physics AI models into production, working directly with customers, data scientists and ML engineers. Involves rapid prototyping, RESTful APIs in Python (FastAPI), microservices and cloud deployment with Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform and AWS/Azure, plus 3-4 weeks of travel per quarter to customer sites.

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.

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority · Retford

Lead an integrated team of internal staff and external specialists as Technical Authority for the STEP tokamak's jointed REBCO high-temperature superconducting magnets, driving design convergence, remountable joints and technology demonstration. The role spans risk mitigation, cross-functional working with plasma, power and project teams, supply chain development and team growth as the programme moves toward construction.

Sourced Recruitment Limited · Cheltenham · £45,000 – £55,000 pa

Lead research and development projects for a specialist manufacturer of advanced refractory products used in investment casting, precious metals and powder metallurgy. The role blends technical leadership, product development and project management, involving laboratory data analysis, materials characterisation and presenting findings to customers and industry audiences.

Hexcel · Leicester

Owns the planned preventative maintenance programme for a pilot plant producing advanced composite materials, developing schedules and strategies to maximise equipment reliability. Provides hands-on fault diagnosis and repair support, leads root cause investigations, manages contractors and spare parts inventory, and champions site safety compliance. Works closely with R&D specialists in a research-driven manufacturing environment.

Malvern Panalytical · Malvern, GB

Deliver product demonstrations, sample analysis, method development and customer training across Malvern Panalytical and Micromeritics instruments such as the Mastersizer 3000, TriStar and AccuPyc. Support Sales and Account Managers with technical input while collaborating with Product Management and Customer Support. Requires fluent English and French, with German desirable.