Aerospace Materials Engineer for Propulsion & Airworthiness

evolito; Bicester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Evolito is seeking a Materials Engineer to characterise materials and support design, manufacturing and flight readiness across aerospace applications. You will lead material selection, testing and data capture through the lifecycle from design to production.

Ideal candidates have a degree in materials engineering and hands-on experience with characterisation, mechanical testing and material selection. UK travel and collaboration across teams are expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Materials Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in materials characterisation and testing.
• Knowledge of metals, polymers, composites and adhesives.
• Aerospace or automotive industry experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Managing and conducting the characterisation of materials.
• Conducting in-house testing as well as outsourcing to approved test houses.
• Providing input into the Design Team to ensure manufacturability and selection of new materials.
• Supporting the Manufacturing Team in development and improvement of production processes.
• Conducting and contributing to failure investigations.
• Developing data processing methodologies and managing the materials database.
• Creating test procedures for verifying long-term materials integrity.
• Collaborating with Supply Chain to select and audit suppliers.
• Reporting and presenting experiments and results to the wider team.

Skills

Materials characterisation

Mechanical testing

Aerospace experience

Materials knowledge

Analytical approach

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Materials Engineering

Job description

Evolito is seeking a Materials Engineer to characterise materials and support design, manufacturing and flight readiness across aerospace applications. You will lead material selection, testing and data capture through the lifecycle from design to production.

Ideal candidates have a degree in materials engineering and hands-on experience with characterisation, mechanical testing and material selection. UK travel and collaboration across teams are expected.