Research and Development Scientist

Company: CV-Library
Job type: Full-time
Salary:
32,000 - 50,000 GBP/Year

Research and Development Scientist
Permanent/Immediate start
Salary: Competitive Salary + Private Health Insurance
Location – Hailsham, East Sussex
If you are working in the areas of Materials Science – Metallurgy – Additive Manufacturing – Chemical engineering or Applied Physics, have a PhD in a relevant subject, at graduate or commercial level, we have a unique opportunity for candidates who will work in the field of engineering and scientific R&D.
Spanning many aspects of the industrial metallurgy sector including gas atomisation, induction heating, chemical vapour deposition, physical vapour deposition, fluidised bed reactors. Key disciplines include metallurgy, physics, thermofluids, fluid mechanics, computational modelling (CFD, FEA), chemistry, materials engineering, vacuum and pressure systems.
Our R&D programmes, in partnership with leading Universities and Industry partners in Defence, Aerospace and advanced Manufacturing are active and offer the opportunity for a scientist looking to expand and develop their career and join a dynamic R&D team, supported by our experienced in-house design and manufacturing teams.
Our client supply specialist equipment designed and manufactured in-house for the Advanced Materials industry with products and technologies that span many aspects of the Industrial Metallurgy sector. We offer research and production scale machines as well as powder production services and novel powder developments to our customers.
This role offers the successful candidate the opportunity for continual professional development, with occasional international travel, and stimulating applications research work in several key industry areas within a growing global market.
Qualifications
PhD in a relevant subject – Ideally Material Science or Metallurgy, Physics, Chemical Engineering or Physical Chemistry will also be considered.
Job Specification
* Job role reportable to Research and Technology Director. Will be a team member of our Research and Technology department delivering projects, spanning both Internal, Government and Corporate funded contracts.
* Must be seeking a long-term role in a growing Commercial / R&D environment.
* Includes a mixture of office and “hands on” workshop / laboratory assignments.
* The R&D Scientist will review academic literature and build a fundamental understanding of novel processes and materials. This knowledge will be applied during the design, building, installation and testing of new equipment working closely with our engineering and production personnel. Material / Process data will be compiled and critically analysed to ensure optimum performance and cost benefit. Process models will be generated and the R&D Scientist is expected to become a subject matter expert on emerging technology areas.
* May represent us during conferences, video meetings and overseas exhibitions.
* May be required at times to provide support to other business functions (design, sales and purchasing) on specialist subjects. ·
* Must possess strong interpersonal skills to facilitate close working relationships with customers, suppliers, subcontractors, funding bodies, consortium partners and personnel.
* Demonstrable ability to work consistently under times of pressure. Must be comfortable with handling uncertainty inherent in R&D activity and flexible when work tasks change or develop rapidly.
* A self-motivated personality, with the drive to achieve excellence in all activities undertaken.
* The role may also include other tasks and duties that may be required as directed by the Research and Technology Director.
* The role is based at our Hailsham site but may involve occasional UK travel and short overseas visits in support of our worldwide customer base. Due to the nature of the work this role cannot be fulfilled by working on a remote basis.
TPA are a specialist recruitment agency recruiting on behalf of our client.
You do not need to meet 100% of the listed criteria, If you are unsure if you are right for this position, please do apply and our expert team will assess your suitability on your behalf

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