Materials Science Jobs

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

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.

Robotics · Commercial Laboratory Automation Systems

• London
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• Mid-level

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.

JAX · NVIDIA Warp · OpenFOAM +2

• New York, United States
• Hybrid
• Lead

Lead the ML approach to manufacturing and MRO data, from modelling through deployment in customer production environments across cloud, on-prem and edge. Build production ML on sparse, drifting sensor and process data, set uncertainty quantification and validation standards, and mentor engineers while travelling to customer sites worldwide.

PyTorch · Pandas · FastAPI +2

• 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

• Cambridge
• Mid-level

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.

• Cambridge
• Director · manages people

Lead manufacturing operations at a Duxford composites site, ensuring safe, compliant production while driving Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement across quality, cost and delivery. Provide strategic leadership to Manufacturing, Quality, Training and Continuous Improvement teams, owning operational budgets, KPIs and the Quality Management System.

• Cambridge

Responsible for supporting maintenance across a composites manufacturing site, including fault finding, repairs, root cause corrective actions and planned preventative maintenance schedules. Responds to mechanical and electrical breakdowns, troubleshoots PLC and drive issues, and liaises with suppliers and contractors. Also trains production staff in basic maintenance and machine set-up.

Microsoft Office · COMPEX · BS7671 +1

• Lancaster
• £33,002 – £37,694 pa

Support a collaborative materials science project developing materials for sustainable agriculture, using preparation, characterisation and in vitro biological testing to study how material properties affect plant interactions. The post sits in a rapidly expanding chemistry department with state-of-the-art labs, and involves prototype validation, biological testing and implementing safe systems in a chemistry laboratory.

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

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.

NMR · Mass Spectrometry · XRD

• Halesowen
• £35,000 – £40,000 pa

Job Title: MetallurgistContract Type: PermanentSalary: £40,000 p.a.Working Hours: Monday – Friday (7.30am – 16.00pm)Due to continued growth Next Generation are currently recruiting for a Metallurgist to work with a well-established engineering company based near Halesowen. As the Metallurgist you will…

• Hungerford
• £32,000 – £35,000 pa
• Mid-level

Carry out dimensional, visual and functional inspections of composite components and assemblies using callipers, micrometres and height gauges. Verify compliance with engineering drawings and customer specifications, review material certifications and traceability records, and manage non-conformance reports and corrective actions alongside Quality, Engineering and Production teams.

Callipers · Micrometres · Height Gauges +1

• Bristol
• On-site
• £50,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

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.

Google Workspace · Microsoft Office · Workday

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

Four-year PhD studentship developing chemically defined amphiphilic polymers to extract and stabilise membrane proteins, especially ion channels, into native-like nanodiscs. The student will synthesise polymer libraries using automated synthesis, characterise them by NMR and size-exclusion chromatography, and screen for membrane interaction and nanodisc formation to build structure–activity relationships.

Automated Polymer Synthesis · NMR Spectroscopy · Size-Exclusion Chromatography

• 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

• Enfield
• Hybrid
• Entry level

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.