Senior Metallurgy & Materials Engineer (Onsite)

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Staff discounts

Professional fee payments

Generous leave options

Job summary

We’re seeking a Senior Metallurgy and Materials Engineer at Babcock’s Devonport Royal Dockyard. You’ll provide expert materials engineering support across the lifecycle, leading testing and analysis to ensure safety and performance of critical components within naval assets.

You’ll also mentor staff, contribute to correlative investigations, and advise on materials selection, welding, heat treatment, and standards compliance in a defence context.

Qualifications

• Experience in a UKAS-accredited lab performing mechanical testing and metallography.
• Knowledge of corrosion inspection, survey, and rectification in nuclear contexts.
• Experience authoring and reviewing test methods and engineering reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead testing, metallurgical analysis, and evaluations to assess integrity and performance.
• Lead failure investigations and root-cause analysis on safety-critical components.
• Advise on material selection, fabrication, heat treatment and best practices.
• Manage testing programmes and mentor staff within a UKAS-lab environment.
• Support supplier audits, standards compliance, and process development.

Skills

UKAS lab experience

Materials science

Corrosion inspection

Test methods documentation

Safety compliance

Defence sector experience

Education

Materials science degree

Nuclear standards course beneficial

Engineering council registration desirable

Job description

We’re seeking a Senior Metallurgy and Materials Engineer at Babcock’s Devonport Royal Dockyard. You’ll provide expert materials engineering support across the lifecycle, leading testing and analysis to ensure safety and performance of critical components within naval assets.

You’ll also mentor staff, contribute to correlative investigations, and advise on materials selection, welding, heat treatment, and standards compliance in a defence context.