Materials and Process Engineering Placement (12 months)

Job Description:

Start date: 21st July 2025 

Location: Stevenage

Duration: 12 Months 

Application closing date: We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.

Benefits:

Salary: 22,250

37 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working // Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

*subject to completing full hours prior to this

About us: 

The materials and processes team works on telecoms, earth observation, navigation and science programmes, with some science missions focusing on planets such as Mars, Venus and others. We ensure that the materials and processes used on these spacecraft are fit for the mission environment. Proving suitability may include the need for qualification testing of materials and parts.

You will work with and provide support to a group of Material Specialist Engineers, who provide technical solutions to materials related problems, related to the manufacture of flight hardware. Assist in defining the qualification of materials for various mission specific requirements.  Help in the researching of new materials and processes to improve performance for future applications.

You will fully use your knowledge of metallic and non-metallic material properties, and be expected to develop your understanding on how materials perform in a space environment (radiation, thermal, vacuum).Working within a team or individually, you will interface with people at all levels – Shop Floor, Project Teams, Engineers, through to management and Customers.

What you will be doing:

The activities you may undertake during the placement year will vary between:

• Participate in materials and processes selection, development, evaluation and qualification programmes for spacecraft;
• Problem solving, data analysis, present findings;
• Assist in researching new materials and their applicability to spacecraft;
• Develop reporting and communication skills;
• Develop knowledge of spacecraft materials and processes engineering;
• Apply knowledge gained at university in a commercial environment.

Requirements:

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. Please inform your graduation date on your application.

*Please  ensure you include your CV and a cover letter for your application to be considered*

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Working towards a Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Physics Degree, Chemistry or related degrees;
• Interested in developing themselves by learning from the team and from the work that you undertake;
• Strong team player;
• Positive attitude towards completing tasks;
• Problem solving.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check). 

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