Materials Science Jobs

CuspAI · London

Builds and runs a global partner ecosystem for an AI materials platform, hosting events and managing relationships with tech partners, enterprise clients and research institutions across Europe, the USA and APAC. Bridges external partners with internal AI research, chemistry and product teams, channelling feedback into the agentic platform's roadmap.

CuspAI · Cambridge

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.

PhysicsX · London

Owns deployment of ML models and engineering surrogates (deep learning on CAE/CFD/FEA data, forecasting, anomaly detection) into customer production environments, building scalable training and inference pipelines and APIs on cloud and on-prem. Leads scoping and architecture, mentors engineers, and travels to customer sites roughly 3-4 weeks per quarter.

Airbus · Bristol

A four-year apprenticeship in the Structures Test Team at Airbus's AIRTeC facility, supporting test campaigns on aircraft structures. Apprentices rotate through mechanical, electrical and instrumentation work — machining, assembly, sensor installation, metrology and data acquisition — with an option to specialise in calibration and metrology. Year one combines study at Weston College with two days a week on site.

Johnson Matthey · Enfield

Supports safe, reliable smelting operations through process engineering, leading improvement initiatives in process safety, automation and throughput. Develops process models, runs lab, pilot and plant-scale trials, and uses plant data and statistical analysis to reduce variability and resolve constraints. Collaborates with Operations, Engineering, EHS, Supply Chain and R&D teams.

Johnson Matthey · Enfield

Analyst role in a platinum group metals laboratory, analysing samples using approved methods while meeting quality and turnaround targets. You'll follow EHS procedures, maintain equipment and housekeeping, and support continuous improvement through Lean and 5S. Involves collaboration with colleagues and internal customers plus ongoing training in analytical techniques.

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.

Huntsman Corporation · Cambridge

You will manage process safety activities across the Duxford site, running risk assessments and hazard studies for new equipment, reviewing procedures, and supporting incident investigations and engineering project commissioning. The role offers high autonomy, working with the EHS and PSM teams and the Process Safety Centre of Excellence, reporting to the Process Safety and Engineering Manager with no direct reports.

Airbus · Bristol · £50,000 – £55,000 pa

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.