Materials Engineer

3 weeks ago

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom airbus Full time
Job Description:

Airbus Defence and Space is seeking a highly skilled Materials Engineer to join our team in Stevenage, working on spacecraft within the Materials and Process department.

The successful candidate will provide technical solutions to materials-related issues arising during design, manufacture, and test of flight hardware, ensuring correct materials qualification for mission-specific requirements.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: The candidate will be subject to a BPSS check to undertake related work in accordance with business needs.

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional international travel

Benefits:

  • Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, pension enhancements up to 8%, shopping discounts, car leasing scheme
  • Work / Life Balance: 37-hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday
  • Personal Development: Personalised development plan, and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
  • Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), cycle-to-work scheme, discounted family health and dental insurance, lunchtime yoga / meditation
  • Family and Caregiving: Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving

Our world is changing, and so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight to , . So what's your next change?

Key Responsibilities:

  • Providing Materials and Processes (M&P) support to project & equipment procurement
  • Critique qualification, test plans and data analysis of data and approve test reports
  • Lead non-conformances responses which will include investigations into failures, which will require a good understanding of laboratory techniques
  • Support and lead R&D activities
  • Authorise changes to Parts Materials and Processes (PMP) specifications and associated documentation
  • Chair Materials and Process Review Boards (MPCB) and manage technical performance of subcontractors, suppliers and in-house manufacturing
  • Support, coach and guide junior Materials Engineers, Graduates and Interns

About You:

  • A good understanding of spacecraft equipment would be ideal, however, we will consider candidates from other industries where strong experience is held of related metallurgical technologies.
  • A strong understanding of metallurgy (aluminum, titanium and stainless steel) is essential
  • You will hold a Metallurgy, Materials Science, Physics degree or related degree with a proven track record of industrial experience
  • Demonstrable skill for conducting qualification test programmes for specific applications
  • Demonstrable experience of various metal joining methods (welding, brazing, fasteners)
  • Knowledge of metallic additive manufacturing technologies would be an asset
  • Practical application of Spacecraft Parts Materials and Processes (PMP) requirements - ECSS.Q.ST.70C would be an asset
  • Ability to analyse and interpret data, draw conclusions and make recommendations

We support your personal growth with customized development solutions.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we'll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company: AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Materials & Processes

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