Material Engineer (Metallurgist) / England

Material Engineer (Metallurgist)

Aerospace

Yeovil

Immediate Start

£27ph - £32ph

 

The Client

We have recently engaged with a world leading supplier of Aerospace products and parts who’re searching for a Materials Engineer (Metallurgist) to undertake a large amount of material and laboratory tests as well as advising on material selection and material analysis.

The Role

As the Material Engineer (Metallurgist) you’ll be responsible for;

• The support of various manufacturing and engineering requests for materials analysis, metallographic preparation, evaluation of samples and operation of SEM to support customer requirements.
• Photo- documentation at both macro and micro levels.
• Calibration and routine maintenance of laboratory analytical instrumentation and metallographic preparation equipment.
• Execution of microhardness and hardness measurements and tensile tests.
• Creation and maintenance of work instructions.
• Administrative support for lab operations. Technical report writing.
• Recording and reporting of analysis results using Honeywell web-based LIMS software. Able to work independently with a high degree of compliance to commitments.
• Frequently communicates with customers and lab management.
   

Materials testing activities include (but are not limited to):
- metallographic specimen preparation
- microstructure evaluations
- mechanical testing (hardness, tensile)
- coatings (coverage, adhesion & thickness)
- FTIR analysis
- chemical composition analysis (e.g.SEM-EDX)
- pDSC testing
 

The Person

The ideal candidate will have a degree in Material Science or Metallurgy and have some Laboratory experience

Key Words

Laboratory Technician, Mechanical Engineer, Material Technician, Materials Scientist