Materials Science Jobs

• Blackburn
• Mid-level

Hands-on analytical role within a specialised spectroscopy function, acting as subject matter expert for SEM, SEM/EDX and FTIR instrumentation. Duties include preparing diverse sample matrices, instrument troubleshooting, data interpretation and writing reports for multinational clients across sectors. Requires independent working to tight deadlines and strong client communication.

Scanning Electron Microscope · SEM/EDX · FTIR +4

• Abingdon
• On-site
• £57,117 pa
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

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.

MS Office · Outlook · Word +2

• 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

• Cambridge
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Permanent

Trains and evaluates multi-modal foundation models for a materials discovery platform, spanning crystal structures, properties, text and images. Owns a model end to end, from data curation and experiment design through large-scale distributed training to integration, working closely with chemists and materials scientists.

GPUs · SFT · RLHF +1

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Builds and operates the software layer connecting an AI materials-discovery platform to partner laboratories worldwide. Designs APIs and data models for lab-to-cloud exchange, integrates instruments, robotic platforms and LIMS/ELN systems, and hardens integrations with retries, queueing and monitoring. Works in a small multidisciplinary team of materials scientists, ML and software engineers.

FastAPI · Pydantic · LIMS +5

• 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.

• 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.

• Stockton-on-Tees
• On-site
• £34,500 – £46,500 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead technical delivery of small to medium process chemistry projects, designing and scaling polymerisation reactions from lab to pilot scale. Act as a technical specialist in acrylic and vinyl monomer chemistry, running hazard reviews and process safety work while mentoring junior scientists in a collaborative R&D team.

• 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

• London
• Hybrid
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the Forward Deployed Engineering function, building and hiring a team while delivering complex CurieOS deployments hands-on. Write production code, design architectures and integrations across simulation, digital twins, lab instruments and CAD/PLM systems, embedding with customer R&D teams from discovery through production adoption.

CurieOS

• London
• Hybrid
• Permanent

Embed with customer teams to deploy CurieOS, an AI operating system for industrial R&D, writing production code, designing architectures and building integrations across simulation, digital twins, lab instruments and CAD/PLM systems. Own engagements from technical discovery through production deployment and adoption, tracking KPIs and feeding field signal back to platform engineering.

CurieOS

• High Wycombe
• On-site

Supports production of benchtop NMR systems, providing hands-on engineering support and driving process improvements using Lean and Six Sigma to boost yield and reliability. Leads NPI activities, develops work instructions and inspection criteria, and collaborates with engineering, supply chain and production teams on shop floor layout and tooling design.

ERP · MRP · NMR

• 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.

• 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.