Materials Science Jobs

• 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

• 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.

• Huntingdon
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

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.

AFM · Raman Spectroscopy

• Huntingdon
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

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.

Graphene · 2D Materials · Semiconductor Processes

• Malvern, GB
• Permanent

Deliver product demonstrations, sample analysis, method development and customer training across Malvern Panalytical and Micromeritics instruments such as the Mastersizer 3000, TriStar and AccuPyc. Support Sales and Account Managers with technical input while collaborating with Product Management and Customer Support. Requires fluent English and French, with German desirable.

Mastersizer 3000 · Micromeritics · TriStar +3

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• 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
• £23,805 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Builds physics-informed surrogate models and process simulations within a Bayesian-optimisation loop, jointly searching design and process parameters with active learning to minimise costly physical builds. Traces manufacturing process to defects to mechanical and electrochemical performance across hand lay-up, AFP and continuous-fibre 3D printing, starting on flat coupons before pushing into curved and cylindrical geometry.

AFP · 3D Printing

• 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

• 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

• Bath
• £38,784 – £46,049 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Postdoctoral role designing and investigating highly selective, robust catalysts for ring-opening, ring-expansion and polycondensation of renewable monomers to create sustainable plastics with controlled architectures. Involves anaerobic Schlenk line and glove box work plus polymer characterisation by spectroscopy, GPC, DSC, TGA and tensile testing, within the SCHEMA Hub's cross-university and industrial network.

GPC · DSC · TGA +3

• 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

• 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.