Manufacturing and Materials Engineer

Description

• Assist with test programme planning and interpretation of results (what it means, what it doesn’t, what to do next).
• Welding of steels and/or nickel alloys and/or casting/forging processes
• Support technical investigations into manufacturing and material performance issues (root cause thinking, evidence-led).
• Help define and review manufacturing specifications and supplier requirements (with guidance from senior engineers).
• Contribute to technical reporting that stands up to scrutiny in regulated industries.
• Engineering documentation: producing clear, auditable technical content—specs, test plans, technical notes, and compliance support.
• Work with mentors to build capability in metallurgy, manufacturing processes, and integrity demonstration.
• Codes, standards & compliance: learning how frameworks like RCC-M and ASME/ASTM influence specifications, qualification evidence, and technical decisions.

Requirements

• Awareness of codes/standards (RCC-M, ASME, ASTM—interest is enough at this stage)
• Time spent in a workshop, foundry/forge environment, fabrication/NDT, test lab, or supplier quality.
• A mindset for regulated engineering: careful, evidence-based, and willing to ask good questions.
• A degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent in materials, metallurgy, mechanical, manufacturing, welding engineering (or similar).
• Materials evidence & testing: tensile, impact, toughness (and exposure to NDT/inspection approaches).
• Consultancy or client-facing experience (placement/internship counts).
• Formal training (manufacturing, metallurgy, integrity, codes/standards)
• Metallurgy and microstructures (what they are, why they matter)
• Mechanical properties and testing (tensile/impact/toughness basics)
• Welding & weld integrity (steels, Ni-based alloys): weldability, HAZ behaviour, defect mechanisms, and how we demonstrate integrity.
• Strong communication: able to explain your reasoning and write clearly.
• Any exposure to nuclear, defence, pressure systems, or other high-integrity manufacturing.

Benefits

• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Happy to talk flexible working
• Life assurance
• And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements
• Private healthcare membership
• Support toward professional registration and role-relevant qualifications (where appropriate)
• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• Company pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• A clear progression route as your capability and ownership grows
• Enhanced parental benefits
• 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days.
• On-the-job coaching + planned stretch assignments
• Targeted professional development
• Season rail ticket loan
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance