Materials Science Jobs

Johnson Matthey · Royston

Designs, maintains, and troubleshoots PLC and SCADA systems for industrial plant operations, with a focus on software development, control logic, and integration within live production environments. Supports process safety and reliability through alarm management, system upgrades, and participation in HAZOP studies. Works on both new installations and modifications to existing control infrastructure using platforms like Omron, Allen-Bradley, Wonderware, and Ignition.

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.

Malvern Panalytical · Malvern, GB

Provides scientific and technical leadership in developing next-generation analytical instrumentation, designing and validating optical measurement systems using lasers, lenses and mirrors. Applies light scattering, laser diffraction and measurement science to build models, plan experiments and develop algorithms, mentoring colleagues and collaborating across R&D, Engineering and Product Management.

Airbus · Chester

Join the Wing Analysis Engineering Team at Broughton, working alongside the wing assembly lines to resolve fatigue and damage tolerance problems for wing structures, modifications and non-conformances. You will approve F&DT deliverables, steer technical scope for engineers and suppliers, and collaborate with digitalisation teams on automation and optimisation tools using ISAMI, GISEH and Hyperworks/Nastran.

synthomer · Harlow

Two-year graduate programme within the Research and Development function, rotating through four six-month placements covering synthesis, applications and analytical science. Involves designing and running laboratory experiments, analysing scientific and commercial data, and presenting recommendations to stakeholders while contributing to new products and intellectual property.

Airbus · Bristol · £50,000 pa

Deliver and examine NDT training courses at a BINDT-approved school, covering methods such as ultrasonic, eddy current, penetrant, magnetic particle and radiographic testing. Also perform inspections at the Filton facility and customer sites, manage training equipment and materials, and support audits and course administration. Involves national and international travel and maintaining EN4179 Level 2 or 3 certification.

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.

CuspAI · London

Builds and grows a global network of partner laboratories that synthesise materials designed with the company's AI platform, working with the Lab Integration team to enable automated, closed-loop discovery workflows. Acts as the operational bridge between partnership, science and AI research teams across Europe, the USA and APAC, and channels lab feedback into platform development priorities.

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 · London

Owns the editorial calendar and writes blog posts, web pages, thought leadership, scripts and event materials, translating deep technical work into clear narratives. Leads LinkedIn and Instagram, supports executive and technical speaking engagements, and partners with engineers, designers and external agencies on video and joint content.

SRG · Stockton-on-Tees · £34,500 – £46,500 pa

Lead technical delivery of small to medium process chemistry projects, designing and scaling polymerisation reactions from lab to pilot scale. Act as a technical specialist in acrylic and vinyl monomer chemistry, running hazard reviews and process safety work while mentoring junior scientists in a collaborative R&D team.

Johnson Matthey · Royston

Drive operational excellence across multiple UK manufacturing sites, partnering with regional operations leaders to build and deliver an improvement roadmap. Lead Lean Six Sigma programmes targeting safety, quality, productivity and cost, and manage a team of Operational Excellence specialists. Site-based with up to 50% regional travel.

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.

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.

University of Oxford · Oxford · £21,805 pa

A DPhil studentship in polymerisation catalysis focused on catalyst innovation for CO2 copolymerisation, involving organic ligand synthesis, inorganic catalyst preparation and characterisation (NMR, MS, XRD), polymerisation testing and materials analysis. Based in the Chemical Research Laboratory, Oxford, under Professor Charlotte Williams, with work spanning structure-performance relationships across the polymer lifecycle.