Materials Science Jobs

• Royston
• On-site
• £45,613 – £55,130 pa
• Shift work

Shift-based mechanical maintenance role on a top-tier COMAH site, covering planned and reactive work on pumps, seals, valves, vessels, agitators and pipework. Involves fault finding, fabrication, installation and commissioning, working with LOTO and permit systems on high-hazard chemical plant.

Pumps · Mechanical Seals · GRP +7

• New York, United States
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• US$120,000 – US$240,000 pa

Builds and deploys deep learning and probabilistic models to predict and control physical systems, working alongside simulation engineers and customers. Owns data pipelines and production-ready models, and travels to customer sites 3-4 weeks per quarter to co-develop solutions on-site.

NumPy · SciPy · Pandas +2

• San Francisco, United States
• Hybrid
• 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.

TensorFlow · MLflow · Spark +6

• Enfield
• £44,113 – £60,345 pa

Maintain and improve electrical and instrumentation systems in a manufacturing environment, ensuring plant reliability and regulatory compliance. Perform fault diagnosis using technical drawings and schematics, conduct testing and calibration, and contribute to maintenance improvements. Work on-site with a focus on safety and engineering efficiency.

• London
• Hybrid
• Permanent

Owns the full lifecycle of data-rich tools, services and web applications, building scalable ingestion, processing and cleaning pipelines for structured and unstructured materials-science data. Develops Python APIs and UIs for querying, exporting and visualising data, with orchestration, governance and containerised deployment using Docker and Kubernetes.

Dagster · Flyte · Prefect +6

• 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

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead static stress analysis for Outer Wing structures, acting as an approval signatory and defining certification methods to CS-25 standards. Serve as technical focal point to EASA and Chief Engineering while mentoring engineers and deploying automated sizing tools such as ISAMI, GISEH and Nastran/HyperWorks.

ISAMI · GISEH · Nastran +1

• London
• Director · manages people

Leads the global Procurement PMO and governance framework, driving a value creation programme across roughly £1.7bn of spend with over 60 initiative owners. Partners with the VP Group Procurement and executive stakeholders on strategy, transformation, risk, budget and executive reporting, including the five-year roadmap.

Excel · Power BI · Source-to-Pay +1

• Horsham
• Mid-level

The Test Engineer prepares and configures test stands, installs test pieces and executes test plans to validate solid oxide fuel cell and electrolyser performance. They analyse data, produce auditable reports, lead fault-finding investigations and present findings to stakeholders, while also writing work instructions, SOPs and risk assessments and supporting test stand design and strategy.

• Harlow
• On-site
• Senior

Lead technical workstreams in R&D, designing and interpreting experimental programmes to develop polymer products, formulations and applications. Oversee laboratory, pilot plant and manufacturing trials, supporting scale-up, technology transfer and new product launches while troubleshooting production runs alongside manufacturing, commercial and regulatory teams.

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Lead
• Permanent

Lead the Wing Analysis Engineering team's fatigue and damage tolerance work, acting as formal signatory for structural deliverables and verifying CS-25 compliance. Direct analysis packages across internal teams and suppliers, mentor junior stress engineers, and drive automation of stress workflows with PMT and digitalisation teams. Serves as the structural interface with Design, Manufacturing, Materials and Flight Physics.

ISAMI · GISEH · Nastran +1

• Cambridge

Delivers CAPEX and site improvement projects from planning through implementation at a chemical manufacturing facility, ensuring work meets EHS, process safety and regulatory standards. Supports preventive maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement using LEAN tools such as VSM, SMED and Kaizen, while maintaining site drawings and technical documentation. Works closely with the Process Safety & Engineering Manager and wider engineering, maintenance and project teams.

• Sheffield
• On-site
• Permanent

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.

MATLAB · Python · PLC +1

• Cambridge
• Mid-level · manages people

Leads the Quality Control and Quality Assurance functions at a chemical manufacturing site, managing two direct reports and the wider QC/QA teams. Owns the ISO 9001 and AS/EN 9100 quality management system, product release governance, audits, customer complaints, non-conformance and root-cause/8D improvement work, sitting on the Site Leadership Team.

ISO 9001 · AS 9100

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

Lead and maintain a safe manufacturing environment while managing production operations to hit quality, cost, delivery and performance targets. Direct a team of 50+ employees including supervisors and technical staff, driving continuous improvement through Lean, Six Sigma and root cause analysis. Support new product introductions and technology transfers into manufacturing at a composites site.

Microsoft Office · Excel · Minitab