Materials Science Jobs

• Cambridge
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Permanent

Owns scientific delivery of partner projects from scoping to results, acting as a key technical contact alongside programme managers. Applies simulation, machine learning, data-driven optimisation or experiments to design and steer discovery campaigns, and translates between experimental, computational and ML teams. Also builds cross-cutting capabilities such as validated workflows, harmonised data pipelines and agentic design campaigns.

Git

• High Wycombe
• Permanent

Acts as a technical expert for Electron Microscopy and EDS/EDX microanalysis, supporting product development, customer demonstrations and application data generation. Works across Product Management, R&D, Applications, Sales and Marketing, delivering training and market insight while engaging customers in semiconductors, materials, metallurgy and batteries.

• Abingdon
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £48,290 pa
• Permanent

Develops advanced HPC models to predict deformation and irradiation effects in metallic and ceramic materials for future fusion energy systems. Applies density functional theory, atomistic force fields and finite element simulations on national and international supercomputers, working within the EPSRC/EUROfusion programme and collaborating internationally.

• Newcastle upon Tyne
• £37,369 – £51,258 pa
• Senior
• Contract

Manage the experimental delivery of an AI- and bioinformatics-augmented, high-throughput platform for discovering and engineering PET-depolymerising enzymes. Combines synthetic biology, enzyme engineering and bioinformatics to improve PETase, MHETase/BHETase and PET-binding modules through rapid Design-Build-Test-Learn cycles, working with ICOS, EBIC and international collaborators in Argentina.

• 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.

• 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

• Horsham
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Serves as technical authority for electrochemistry and Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy across button cells, short stacks and full stack systems. Leads experimental design, equivalent-circuit and physics-based interpretation, degradation investigations and method development, mentoring scientists and shaping technical strategy. Bridges cutting-edge science with engineering to inform product direction.

Python

• New York, United States
• Hybrid
• US$200,000 – US$300,000 pa
• Director · manages people

Owns chemistry capabilities end to end, setting technical direction and leading a team across capability-building and customer delivery. Couples atomistic and molecular insight into continuum and systems-scale models, spanning DFT, machine learning interatomic potentials, and multiscale simulation for industrial materials and process problems.

DFT

• London
• Hybrid
• Director · manages people

Owns chemistry capabilities end to end, setting technical direction and leading a team across capability-building and customer delivery. Couples atomistic and molecular insight into continuum and systems-scale models, spanning DFT, machine learning interatomic potentials and process simulation for industrial materials problems.

• Retford
• Hybrid
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead an integrated team of internal staff and external specialists as Technical Authority for the STEP tokamak's jointed REBCO high-temperature superconducting magnets, driving design convergence, remountable joints and technology demonstration. The role spans risk mitigation, cross-functional working with plasma, power and project teams, supply chain development and team growth as the programme moves toward construction.

REBCO

• Cheltenham
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa
• Senior

Lead research and development projects for a specialist manufacturer of advanced refractory products used in investment casting, precious metals and powder metallurgy. The role blends technical leadership, product development and project management, involving laboratory data analysis, materials characterisation and presenting findings to customers and industry audiences.

SolidWorks · CATIA · AutoCAD

• Malvern, GB
• Senior
• Permanent

Provides scientific and technical leadership in developing next-generation analytical instrumentation, designing and validating optical measurement systems using lasers, lenses and mirrors. Applies light scattering, laser diffraction and measurement science to build models, plan experiments and develop algorithms, mentoring colleagues and collaborating across R&D, Engineering and Product Management.

Python · MATLAB · Zemax

• Harlow
• Entry level

Two-year graduate programme within the Research and Development function, rotating through four six-month placements covering synthesis, applications and analytical science. Involves designing and running laboratory experiments, analysing scientific and commercial data, and presenting recommendations to stakeholders while contributing to new products and intellectual property.

• 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

• Lyngby, Denmark
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead an internationally recognised research programme in X-ray-based characterisation, physics-based modelling and structural performance prediction of fibre-reinforced composites for wind turbine blades. The role combines X-ray computed tomography, finite element modelling and multiscale digitalisation, alongside teaching and supervision at BEng through PhD level and attracting external research funding.

X-Ray Computed Tomography · Finite Element Modelling