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Senior Computational Chemist, LNP Design

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.

CureAge Therapeutics London

Hybrid Permanent Part-time

Test Engineering Supervisor (Materials)

Lead a small technical team of test engineers in a lab-based environment, overseeing the manufacturing, testing and evaluation of composite materials and adhesives for clients in aerospace, Formula One and defence. The role involves dictating lab procedures and processes while managing varied technical projects, with training and progression into management.

Rise Technical Recruitment Honiton

On-site Permanent

Packaging Technologist

Develops, tests and improves packaging designs and materials to keep products safe, reliable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Works with suppliers to source materials, ensures compliance with industry regulations, and looks for ways to cut packaging waste. Collaborates closely with production, design and quality control teams, keeping records of test results.

CEH Recruitment Limited Peterborough

On-site Permanent

Research Fellow in Sustainable Automotive Polymers

Lead independent research into sustainable polyurethane and alternative feedstock foams, boosting recycled content, carbon-negative additives and recyclability for automotive use. Work closely with industrial partners including The Vita Group and Polestar, publish high-impact work, secure external funding and contribute to teaching and supervision.

The University of Manchester Manchester

On-site Contract

Senior Development Chemist

Hands-on formulation role developing, testing and optimising chemical formulations for advanced materials and surface technologies, then scaling them from lab batches through pilot trials to full production. Involves lab experimentation, physical and performance testing, root cause analysis and close work with production and engineering teams on scale-up, raw material selection and new product introduction.

Theo James Recruitment Shildon £47,000 – £59,000 pa

Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Engineer (Delegated Signatory)

Join the Wing Analysis Engineering Team at Broughton, working alongside the wing assembly lines to resolve fatigue and damage tolerance problems for wing structures, modifications and non-conformances. You will approve F&DT deliverables, steer technical scope for engineers and suppliers, and collaborate with digitalisation teams on automation and optimisation tools using ISAMI, GISEH and Hyperworks/Nastran.

airbus Chester

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Stuctures Technical Authority

Provide technical leadership and hands-on ownership of aerospace structural design, analysis and assurance, focusing on lightweight and composite structures. Deliver structural substantiation, load assessments, fatigue and damage tolerance work, support testing and verification, and mentor engineers through technical reviews. Work spans airframes, wings and mechanical assemblies from concept to in-service support.

Owen Daniels Alton £65,000 pa

Hybrid

Field CTO

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.

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

Hybrid

Regulatory systems & Data Specialist

Operate and improve Product Stewardship systems such as WERCS Studio, resolving data integrity and flow issues across source systems and integrations. Apply chemical knowledge to validate regulatory, hazard and product data, working with master data owners and IT teams, and acting as the main interface with the WERCS vendor.

Johnson Matthey Stockton-on-Tees

Hybrid

Materials Engineer (Supply Chain)

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.

Safran Gloucester

Hybrid

Mechanical Technician

Shift-based mechanical maintenance role on a top-tier COMAH chemical site, joining an established team. Duties cover planned and reactive maintenance of mechanical systems, fault finding, repairs, calibration, installation and commissioning, working from technical drawings and P&IDs. Requires industrial mechanical experience with site services such as gas, compressed air, steam and cooling water.

Johnson Matthey Royston £44,113 pa

On-site Shift-work

Strategic Buyer

Manage supplier relationships and lead sourcing activities within a strategic purchasing function, running RFQs/RFPs, negotiating long-term agreements and purchase orders via MRP. Support new product industrialisation across composite, metallic and electrical categories, monitoring OTIF and supplier KPIs in a regulated aerospace manufacturing setting.

HAYS Specialist Recruitment Cwmbran £40,000 – £45,000 pa

Permanent

Mechanical Integrity & Analysis Engineers

Mechanical Integrity & Analysis Engineers provide analytical expertise underpinning safe, reliable aerospace products across design, development and certification. Day-to-day work spans structural and stress analysis, whole engine modelling, rotordynamics, vibration, lifing, durability and fatigue assessment, supporting Defence programmes in regulated engineering environments.

Rolls Royce Inchinnan

Clearance Required

Mechanical Integrity & Analysis Engineers

Provides analytical expertise underpinning safe, reliable aerospace products across design, development and certification. Work spans structural and stress analysis, whole engine modelling, rotordynamics, vibration, lifing, durability and fatigue assessment for Defence programmes. Requires a mechanical or aerospace engineering background and operates in regulated engineering environments.

Rolls Royce Solihull

Clearance Required

Platform Engineer

Builds and maintains a cloud-native ML infrastructure platform on Kubernetes, owning CI/CD pipelines, model registries, experiment tracking and deployment automation. Scales distributed GPU training for JAX and PyTorch workloads, manages multi-environment configs with Kapitan and Terraform, and drives platform reliability and cloud cost optimisation for research teams.

CuspAI London

Hybrid Permanent