Global Materials Development Project Lead (Remote)

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability Recruitment; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International travel

Job summary

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability Recruitment is seeking a Materials Development Project Leader to drive international materials development programmes across high‑performance product applications, from early R&D through testing, scale‑up and launch with cross‑functional teams worldwide.

You will bring a strong Materials Science/Engineering or Polymer background, lead diverse supplier and manufacturing partners, and coordinate cross‑border projects with regular travel including China.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' industrial materials development experience.
• Degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, or Polymer Science.
• Experience with polymers, polyurethane, elastomers, foams or rubbers.
• Experience leading or coordinating R&D development projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead materials development projects and own timelines, milestones and technical deliverables.
• Coordinate R&D, testing, engineering, manufacturing, sourcing and supply chain teams.
• Work with international materials suppliers and development partners.
• Review experimental plans and technical data to guide project decisions.
• Support troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure materials meet performance, cost and manufacturability requirements.
• Support projects through scale-up and production.
• Travel to China approximately once per quarter, typically for 7-10 days.

Skills

Materials development

Project leadership

Cross-functional teams

Supplier & manufacturing exposure

International collaboration

Education

Materials Science/Engineering/Polymer

Job description

Cranleigh STEM & Sustainability Recruitment is seeking a Materials Development Project Leader to drive international materials development programmes across high‑performance product applications, from early R&D through testing, scale‑up and launch with cross‑functional teams worldwide.

You will bring a strong Materials Science/Engineering or Polymer background, lead diverse supplier and manufacturing partners, and coordinate cross‑border projects with regular travel including China.