Metallurgical & Materials Engineer — Impact & Innovation

Caterpillar Inc.; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave + holidays

Bonus up to 18%

Car allowance £600/month

Pension up to 10% employer

Share scheme 50% match

Flexible benefits

Referral scheme

Job summary

Full-time opportunity for a Metallurgical/Materials Engineer to join Caterpillar in Peterborough, UK. You will provide materials engineering support to UK/Europe facilities and investigate a wide range of materials across applications.

Collaborate with teams to ensure compliance with specifications and to identify improvements. The role emphasizes hands-on testing, process improvement, and cross-site partnerships within Caterpillar.

Qualifications

• Materials Science/Metallurgy degree or substantial practical experience in a materials lab.
• Metallurgical/materials evaluation of products, processes or systems.
• Able to convey technical assessments to technical and non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Partner with and provide technical guidance to other teams.
• Integrate components and materials, ensuring compliance with specifications.
• Gather data, compare information, and identify relationships to support failure prediction.
• Provide results back into the business with potential impact on multiple units and customers.

Skills

Metallurgy / Materials

Evaluation of new products

Engaging communicator

Technical guidance

Defect identification

Education

Materials Science/Metallurgy degree

Job description

Full-time opportunity for a Metallurgical/Materials Engineer to join Caterpillar in Peterborough, UK. You will provide materials engineering support to UK/Europe facilities and investigate a wide range of materials across applications.

Collaborate with teams to ensure compliance with specifications and to identify improvements. The role emphasizes hands-on testing, process improvement, and cross-site partnerships within Caterpillar.