Materials & Test Engineer - Vacuum Valve Innovation

Atlas Copco Group; Burgess Hill; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Copco is seeking a Materials and Test Engineer to join our Vacuum Technique Technology Group in Burgess Hill. You will identify, develop and validate sealing, coating and materials technologies for vacuum valve products and customer applications.

You will design, prototype and test in the lab and real-world environments, building the capability to test seals, coatings and vacuum systems. This role supports collaboration with partners to push innovations toward product development.

Qualifications

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Materials Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in technology development involving sealing solutions, surface coatings, semiconductor process equipment or a closely related field.
• Strong knowledge of polymer and metal seal selection, characterisation and mechanical testing.
• Experience selecting and evaluating coatings for particle reduction, outgassing or demanding vacuum applications.
• Practical laboratory experience, including test-rig design, equipment commissioning and the use of vacuum testing equipment.
• Familiarity with analytical techniques such as XPS, SEM or FTIR, together with helium leak detection, residual gas analysis or similar methods.
• Ability to plan complex technical projects and communicate findings through credible reports, presentations and technical documentation.
• Experience collaborating across functions, cultures and international engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop and validate sealing, coating and materials technologies for vacuum valve products and customer applications.
• Design, prototype and validate new technology solutions in laboratory and real-world environments.
• Establish a technology laboratory and testing capabilities for seals, coatings and vacuum systems.
• Produce test reports, risk assessments, specifications, design rules and proof-of-concept demonstrations.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, suppliers, customers, universities and partners to move solutions toward product development.

Skills

Sealing tech

Coatings

Material testing

Laboratory work

Technical reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field

Tools

XPS

SEM

FTIR

Helium leak detection

Job description

Atlas Copco is seeking a Materials and Test Engineer to join our Vacuum Technique Technology Group in Burgess Hill. You will identify, develop and validate sealing, coating and materials technologies for vacuum valve products and customer applications.

You will design, prototype and test in the lab and real-world environments, building the capability to test seals, coatings and vacuum systems. This role supports collaboration with partners to push innovations toward product development.