Materials Engineer

Morson are recruiting on behalf of a market leading defence systems manufacturers based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

The position is for a Materials Engineer. This role will be on site with some ad hoc home working availble (Please enquire). 

This position is paying £40 Umbrella / Or £35.03 PAYE/ 37 hours a week/ 6 months PLUS – Highly likely to be long-term.

Overview

Understanding the technology of Materials and their related use and manufacturing Processes is a key part of ensuring that our products meet our demanding technical, cost and reliability requirements.

Responsibilities:

Wide-ranging assessment of materials in including metals, paints, adhesives, composites and related processes. Familiarity with general lab equipment is required and any experience of XRF, FTIR, SEM and EDX would be beneficial but not essential. A strong background in materials chemistry is desirable.

Preparation of reports, interpretation of Engineering drawings and specification is expected and use of other IT systems such as Word, Excel and Access.

Supporting all aspects of the materials lab with failure investigations, materials selection, support to the supply chain, first article inspection report reviews, material inspection and characterisation, and other activities.

Support generating or assessment of compliance data such as REACh, RoHS or environmental aspects of engineering designs

Skillset/experience required:

-Manufacturing laboratory experience

-Assessment of materials and components to established international standards including DEF STANs

-Experience supporting the selection, procurement and manufacture of engineering parts or components

-Knowledge of non-metallic material production and processing, including paints and adhesives

Should this role be of interest, please apply.