Lead Metallurgist & Materials Expert – High-Density Cooling

Vertiv; Redhill; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv in Redhill, United Kingdom is seeking a Metallurgist Subject Matter Expert to provide technical leadership in materials engineering for High Density Liquid Cooling. You will define material standards, guide engineering decisions, and drive standardisation of robust material solutions.

This role focuses on stainless steels, copper, aluminium alloys, and polymer-based materials in mixed-material systems, collaborating with design, manufacturing, validation and operations to minimize risk

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in materials engineering and metallurgy within industrial environments.
• Strong expertise in material selection for stainless steels, copper, aluminium corrosion-resistant alloys, and engineered materials.
• Deep understanding of corrosion mechanisms and material degradation.
• Knowledge of material standards and specifications such as ASTM, ASME, EN, and ISO.
• Experience in welding metallurgy and the impact of fabrication processes on material integrity.
• Proven ability to lead technical investigations and influence engineering decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for materials engineering and metallurgical performance across products and projects
• Define and improve material standards, specifications, approved material lists, and engineering guidance
• Lead material selection and compatibility decisions, including corrosion, fluid chemistry, and mixed-material system performance
• Provide technical oversight of design, manufacturing, and quality decisions relating to materials and fabrication
• Support investigations into failures, degradation mechanisms, non-conformances, and material-related risks
• Guide validation and testing strategies to confirm material suitability, durability, and reliability
• Engage with suppliers and manufacturing partners to align on specifications, quality expectations, and processing controls
• Drive standardisation, lessons learned, and capability development across multidisciplinary teams
• Drive initiatives with speed, precision, discipline

Skills

Materials engineering

Metallurgy

Material selection

Corrosion science

Welding metallurgy

Standards knowledge

Technical leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline

Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent

Continued professional development in materials/metallurgical practice

Job description

Vertiv in Redhill, United Kingdom is seeking a Metallurgist Subject Matter Expert to provide technical leadership in materials engineering for High Density Liquid Cooling. You will define material standards, guide engineering decisions, and drive standardisation of robust material solutions.

This role focuses on stainless steels, copper, aluminium alloys, and polymer-based materials in mixed-material systems, collaborating with design, manufacturing, validation and operations to minimize risk