Materials Science Jobs

CureAge Therapeutics · London

Lead the computationally guided design of a lipid nanoparticle delivery platform, applying chemical and biophysical principles to optimise LNP composition and formulation. Use AI-enabled chemistry, cheminformatics, predictive models and molecular modelling to prioritise formulation components, working closely with the experimental team and founding team in a small start-up.

Johnson Matthey · Royston · £43,765 – £60,345 pa

This role involves maintaining and improving electrical and instrumentation systems in a manufacturing environment, focusing on fault diagnosis, plant reliability, and compliance. Technicians will use technical drawings and SAP CMMS for maintenance records, conduct inspections, testing, and calibration, and support safe, efficient plant operations. The position requires hands-on problem-solving in a regulated industrial setting.

Johnson Matthey · Enfield · £44,113 – £60,345 pa

Maintain and improve electrical and instrumentation systems in a manufacturing environment, ensuring plant reliability and regulatory compliance. Perform fault diagnosis using technical drawings and schematics, conduct testing and calibration, and contribute to maintenance improvements. Work on-site with a focus on safety and engineering efficiency.

ITM Power · Sheffield

Working within the stack design and verification team, you will develop and execute verification and validation plans for full-scale PEM electrolyser stacks and clamping skid frame systems. The role covers mechanical, hydraulic and thermal test programmes, prototype assembly and commissioning, plus data analysis using MATLAB or Python and reporting to internal engineering teams.

ITM Power · Sheffield

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.

University of Cambridge · Cambridge

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.

PhysicsX · Singapore

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.

PhysicsX · New York, United States · US$240,000 – US$300,000 pa

Leads regional deployment engineering for a physics AI platform, owning end-to-end delivery into customer-owned infrastructure and acting as primary technical contact for CIOs and CTOs. Combines executive engagement with hands-on work on Kubernetes, cloud and infrastructure-as-code deployments, while hiring and scaling the regional team. Requires navigating regulated, high-security and on-prem/HPC environments.

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority · Abingdon · £57,117 pa

Lead the development, testing and qualification of copper alloy heatsink and tungsten plasma-facing component materials for the STEP fusion programme. Combines hands-on experimental research with technical leadership of a small team, external collaboration and funding bids, providing performance data for next-generation in-vessel component design.

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority · Abingdon

Lead the HTS magnet technology development programme for STEP, delivering small test coil, short cable and magnet materials workstreams to tight timescales. You will design and run bench-scale and sub-scale test campaigns with a fail-fast approach, acting as the interface between the power plant design team and the model coil programme while leading a multi-disciplinary team.

Ceres Power · Horsham

The Test Engineer prepares and configures test stands, installs test pieces and executes test plans to validate solid oxide fuel cell and electrolyser performance. They analyse data, produce auditable reports, lead fault-finding investigations and present findings to stakeholders, while also writing work instructions, SOPs and risk assessments and supporting test stand design and strategy.

Ceres Power · Redhill

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.

Cambridge GaN Devices · Cambridge

Lead the packaging function for GaN power semiconductors, shaping strategy while remaining hands-on with wirebond, flip chip and embedded package design. The role involves multiphysics simulation, supplier development, qualification testing and cross-functional collaboration with chip design, applications and operations teams, plus international travel to subcontractors.

Cambridge GaN Devices · Cambridge

Design and layout of GaN power ICs using EDA tools, covering schematic capture, analog simulations, chip layout review, PEX and PLS. The role also involves wafer-level and packaged device testing, SPICE model development, and supporting patent and IP management within a fabless semiconductor R&D team.

Paragraf · Huntingdon

Undergraduate placement supporting research, production or electronics engineering teams, with hands-on work such as AFM and Raman characterisation, Hall measurements, device manufacture, and building electro-mechanical test systems. Interns design experiments, analyse process data, run environmental and EMC testing, and present findings at technology meetings. The programme is integrated with university requirements and based at a Cambridgeshire graphene electronics manufacturer.

Paragraf · Huntingdon

Undergraduate placement supporting research, production or electronics engineering, with hands-on work on graphene and 2D material devices. Tasks span AFM and Raman characterisation, Hall measurements, device manufacture, test system design, prototyping and debugging, plus lab upkeep and documentation. Based at a Cambridgeshire manufacturer with R&D and production sites.