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Job Title: Materials Scientist


Location: Glascoed, Gwent – on site


Salary: up to £43649 depending on skills and experience


What You’ll Be Doing

  • Leading and delivering projects in a timely manner
  • Applying materials science to identify the root cause(s) of failures
  • Collaborating with various stakeholders such as internal engineers, supply chains and universities to develop new materials and coatings to future proof products
  • Prepare technical documentation, project plans, risk assessments and Standard Operating Procedures
  • Preparing and testing materials and subsequently analysing the data produced from test results
  • Advising engineering teams on testing protocols

Your Skills And Experiences

  • A recognised material science qualification, preferably to degree level, but minimum HND/HNC, with a good knowledge of chemistry pertinent solvent and water-based paints and coatings. – Chemist. Material scientist
  • An understanding of National and International Standards.
  • Experience in writing risk assessments and reports
  • Working with multiple teams, good communication, problem solving, SME

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.


The Material Team

The materials team is a small but influential and effective team, supporting numerous product teams across multiple sites to address and resolve their issues. The team advises the engineering and procurement community on the best way forward, offering solutions and finding new and alternative materials.


Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.


Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.


Closing Date: 31st October 2025 – interviews w/c 3rd November


We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.


Seniority level

Entry level


Employment type

Full-time


Job function

Research, Analyst, and Information Technology


Industries

Defense & Space


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