Materials Science Jobs

• London
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Owns a set of partner labs and their integration onto an AI materials-discovery platform, translating experimental workflows, instruments and LIMS/ELN data into engineering requirements. Leads technical discovery and onboarding through to first closed-loop campaigns, and works with ML researchers on Bayesian optimisation campaigns that respect real lab constraints.

Python · LIMS · ELN +3

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

Designs and builds agentic frameworks that orchestrate closed-loop scientific workflows, connecting agents to ML models, simulation engines and databases. Applies Bayesian optimization and active learning for experimental design, and builds evaluations for agent planning and decision-making. Works closely with chemists and materials scientists on customer projects.

PyTorch · JAX · LLM

• London
• Hybrid
• Lead

Own high-level research work-streams, setting technical direction and roadmaps while guiding junior team members. Build deep learning and probabilistic models of physical systems, translating physics and engineering challenges into mathematical formulations with ML and simulation engineers. Publish and present work internally and externally, and help shape research group strategy.

PyTorch · CUDA · JAX +5

• Singapore
• Lead · manages people

Lead technical delivery of physics AI solutions, architecting deep learning models and optimisation methods to predict and control physical systems. Work closely with simulation engineers and customers, building scalable production data pipelines and mentoring junior team members. Requires frequent travel to customer sites across multiple regions.

NumPy · SciPy · Pandas +2

• Redhill
• Director · manages people

Lead the company-wide Quality Management System across R&D, laboratories, pilot and volume manufacturing, supply chain and commercial partner activities. Focus on chemical and advanced materials processing, supplier quality, process capability and product release, supporting NPI, technology transfer and manufacturing scale-up while building a multi-disciplinary quality team.

Minitab · MES · ERP +1

• Sheffield
• On-site
• Mid-level · manages people
• Permanent

Leads the Product Conformity team managing stack and product certifications, technical construction files and regulatory documentation for global markets. Coordinates internal and external testing, hosts certification bodies, and performs final inspection of electrolyser products before dispatch as the voice of the customer. Works cross-functionally with engineering, quality, procurement, HSE and manufacturing to embed compliance across the product lifecycle.

ERP · MRP · Microsoft Office +5

• Gloucester
• Hybrid

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.

• Derby
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level

You will analyse mechanical test data to generate and validate material design data, and manage and develop Rolls-Royce's GRANTA MI material databases and specifications. Acting as subject matter expert, you will work with managed service providers, lead knowledge capture and champion continuous improvement in data publishing.

GRANTA MI · Microsoft SharePoint · Siemens Teamcenter +1

• Birmingham
• £35,000 – £40,000 pa
• Permanent

Support forging and heat treatment processes, investigate mechanical test failures and produce rework plans, and provide metallurgical guidance to production, quality, estimating and customer teams. The role also involves metallographic preparation and analysis, technical contract reviews, procedure development and support for quality investigations, R&D and customer audits at a specialist heavy engineering forger.

• 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.

• Staverton Bridge

Ensures supplier capability, compliance and performance across a global aerospace supply chain, conducting product, process and system audits and supporting NPI and part transfers. Drives improvement using APQP, PFMEA, PPAP and Lean, working with raw material suppliers of titanium, high-strength steels and aerospace aluminium. Regular UK and international travel is required.

AS9100 · AS9102 · APQP +3

• Yeovil
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

This role involves supporting aerospace product design and manufacturing through advanced materials engineering expertise. The engineer will evaluate materials for compliance with environmental regulations like REACh and TSCA, qualify new materials, and ensure supply chain performance and process compliance. Key responsibilities include driving specification standardization, supporting supplier transitions, and leading root cause analysis for product or process issues in a regulated aerospace environment.

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Director
• Permanent

A professorial chair in Materials Science and Metallurgy focused on energy materials and materials discovery, with an endowed research fund to build a world-leading group. The role spans experimental, computational or integrated work in automation, computational materials discovery and low-power electronic devices, alongside teaching, supervision and administration. The postholder provides intellectual and strategic leadership and builds interdisciplinary collaborations across the University and with external partners.

• Swansea
• £21,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Develops next-generation microporous membranes for low-cost, long-duration iron–sulfur redox flow batteries, designing and synthesising functional polymers of intrinsic microporosity with tailored sub-nanometre pores. Involves membrane characterisation, electrochemical testing and structure–ion transport–performance studies, with an industrial placement at Leaf-Tech Ltd on scale-up and manufacturing.

Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity

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

Lead and mentor a team of nine, ranging from placement students to skilled engineers, in an advanced composite and materials testing laboratory serving defence, aerospace, automotive and energy sectors. Set scopes of work, manage project timeframes and drive team development plans, working on-site five days a week with exotic and novel materials.