Materials Science Jobs

• 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

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £39,560 – £41,885 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops explainable machine learning models such as symbolic regression, Bayesian optimisation and genetic algorithms to decode polymer-solvent thermodynamics and soft-matter physics. Involves featurizing complex polymer architectures, analysing multi-modal experimental datasets, and building open-source cheminformatics tools in Python/Julia for sustainable inverse formulation design.

Python · Julia · C++ +1

• Chester
• Hybrid
• Entry level
• Permanent

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.

ISAMI · GISEH · Hyperworks +1

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Builds and operates the software layer connecting an AI materials-discovery platform to partner laboratories worldwide. Designs APIs and data models for lab-to-cloud exchange, integrates instruments, robotic platforms and LIMS/ELN systems, and hardens integrations with retries, queueing and monitoring. Works in a small multidisciplinary team of materials scientists, ML and software engineers.

FastAPI · Pydantic · LIMS +5

• 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.

• Singapore
• Senior

Builds and applies advanced thermal, chemical and multiphase CAE models in Abaqus, ANSYS or COMSOL, coupling heat transfer with fluid, diffusion and electrostatic phenomena. Works directly with customers, often on-site, instrumenting physical processes to generate validation data and integrating models into AI tools. Combines shop-floor manufacturing experience with Python/Java automation and parametric CAD.

Abaqus · ANSYS Mechanical · ANSYS Fluent +4

• Lincoln
• £28,000 – £32,000 pa
• Permanent

Operating heat treatment furnaces and associated equipment to detailed engineering specifications, monitoring temperatures, cycles and quality standards, and recording production data accurately. The role supports continuous improvement and process efficiency within a specialist manufacturing environment, with a structured training programme for developing specialist engineering skills.

Heat Treatment Furnaces · Forklift · Overhead Crane

• 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.

• Bristol
• £50,000 – £55,000 pa
• Lead
• Permanent

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.

Workday

• London
• £23,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Builds physics-informed surrogate models and process simulations within a Bayesian-optimisation loop, jointly searching design and process parameters with active learning to minimise costly physical builds. Traces manufacturing process to defects to mechanical and electrochemical performance across hand lay-up, AFP and continuous-fibre 3D printing, starting on flat coupons before pushing into curved and cylindrical geometry.

AFP · 3D Printing

• 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.

• Halesowen
• On-site
• £35,000 – £40,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Responsible for process control of forge and heat treatment, investigating mechanical test failures and producing rework plans, and monitoring failure trends to implement corrective actions. Also performs metallography, technical contract reviews, material selection and heat treatment procedure creation, while providing customer technical support and training to cross-functional departments.

• Oxford
• On-site
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

A DPhil studentship in polymerisation catalysis, developing new catalysts for CO2 copolymerisation and sustainable oxygenated polymers. The work spans ligand and inorganic catalyst synthesis, NMR/MS/XRD characterisation, kinetic and thermodynamic polymerisation analysis, and materials testing in the Williams group at the Chemical Research Laboratory.

NMR · Mass Spectrometry · XRD