Senior Engineer - Materials Engineering

QinetiQ Limited; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant

Volunteering Opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ Limited invites applications for a Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer at our Farnborough site. You will lead high-impact projects, integrating additive manufacturing into advanced materials and devices to support defence and aerospace customers.

Day-to-day you will provide technical leadership, manage delivery, engage with customers and mentor junior engineers to grow the capability. This 37-hour-per-week role is based at our state-of-the-art Farnborough facility.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in additive manufacturing, particularly with metal-based technologies.
• Excellent understanding of materials science and its application to AM.
• Proven ability to lead projects, manage budgets and deliver outcomes to time and quality.
• Experience of mechanical testing and validation methods (e.g. tensile, hardness).
• Expert knowledge of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) and CAD/CAM.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including customer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical programmes in additive manufacturing projects.
• Engaging with customers to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Leading the qualification and certification of AM parts.
• Producing proposals, reports and technical documentation to a high standard.
• Supporting business development through bids, proposals and portfolio management.

Skills

Additive manufacturing

Materials science

Project leadership

Customer engagement

CAD/CAM

DfAM

Mentoring

Budget management

Education

First degree in Science or Engineering

Equivalent experience (8+ years)

Tools

CAD/CAM

AM equipment

Job description

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Location: Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

Role Type: Permanent – Full Time

Role Location: Farnborough

Role Type: Fulltime, Permanent, minimum average site attendance of 3 days per week

Role ID: SF20185

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer, you will lead high-impact projects, driving the integration of additive manufacturing into advanced materials and devices. Your work will shape solutions that directly support our customers in defence, aerospace and beyond.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide technical leadership, manage project delivery, engage with customers, and mentor junior engineers in helping to grow our additive manufacturing capability.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading technical programmes in additive manufacturing projects
• Engaging with customers to understand requirements and deliver solutions
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers
• Leading the qualification and certification of AM parts
• Producing proposals, reports and technical documentation to a high standard
• Supporting business development through bids, proposals and portfolio management

Essential experience of the Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer:

• Extensive experience in additive manufacturing, particularly with metal-based technologies
• Excellent understanding of materials science and its application to AM
• Proven ability to lead projects, manage budgets and deliver outcomes to time and quality
• Experience of mechanical testing and validation methods (e.g. tensile, hardness)
• Expert knowledge of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) and CAD/CAM
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including customer engagement

Essential qualifications for the Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer:

• A first degree in Science or Engineering OR equivalent experience (8+ years)

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected. At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility, with high-energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT & Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.