Senior Materials Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

A rare opportunity has arisen for a Materials Engineer or Materials Chemist with drive and enthusiasm to join Europe's number one missile systems provider, helping guarantee the quality and safety of current and next weapons.

Job Title: Senior Materials Engineer

Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 dependent on experience

Location: Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 4 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British or a Dual UK with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)

• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%

• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime

• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days

• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.

• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

As a Materials Engineer, you will find yourself working in a technical practical role that will put you at the forefront of Materials Technology, and will offer a breadth of development in surrounding fields. There will also be opportunities for international travel supporting both customers and suppliers.

The role will involve working at all stages of the product lifecycle to ensure the correct materials are specified and used in the right applications, this will involve support to the design and analysis teams, support to manufacturing and procurement as well as in-service support.

What we're looking for from you:

• Equivalent of Bachelor Degree in Materials Science or Chemistry or significant materials laboratory experience

• Experience with specifying, manufacturing and testing of non-metallic materials and components

• Direct experience of non-metallic material or component production (including paints)

• Practical experience in a lab-based environment, including sample preparation and microscope analysis of non-metallic materials

• Specialist analytical techniques, e.g. SEM/EDX, FTIR, chemical analysis

• Mechanical Testing of Materials

• Surface preparation and treatments

• REACh and other environmental or Health and Safety legislation

• Knowledge and experience working with the supply chain for these materials

• Knowledge of the specification and use of paints for aerospace or defence applications would be beneficial

• Familiarity with engineering drawings, specifications and their interpretation

• Quality management and auditing external suppliers e.g. AS9100 based auditing or NADCAP

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