Senior Materials Engineer

Chelmsford
2 weeks ago
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An innovative company that is at the forefront of developing technology for industries such aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research are looking to recruit a Senior Materials Engineer with experience gained within Electronic Manufacture. The Senior Materials Engineer will join a global leader to support their manufacturing operations. If you are interested in working in a multi-disciplinary laboratory environment and thrive on understanding and solving technical problems, then apply today.

What's on offer:

Working Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm (Monday to Thursday), 8:30am - 4:30pm (Friday)
25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays
Incentive and recognition schemes
On-site restaurant facilities, 6% matched pension, life assurance and employee assistance support
Discounts of a range of goods and services and free parkingDuties:

Provide support to the business to ensure fit and suitable manufacturing processes and parts
Utilise a combination of failure analysis investigation techniques to solve technical issues.
Operate in task driven, laboratory environment working with a team of specialist technicians and engineers.
Understand unfamiliar processes to identify and develop technical manufacturing solutions.
Perform material and assembly failure analysis and support the broader business via manufacturing, engineering and quality teams in technical investigations.
Produce technical reports for a variety of internal customers.
Manage lab equipment - grinding and polishing equipment, optical microscopy and scanning electron microscope.
Utilise other functions of the lab to ensure robust and well-rounded analysis and provide on hand technical advice.Experience & Skills Required:

Must be able to problem solve and demonstrate adaptability
Must have experience of Material analysis through conventional techniques and inspection methods such as micro section and light microscopy.
Experience of operating and interpreting SEM and EDX techniques and data.
Must have a good understanding of the fundamentals of high temperature joining techniques including brazing and welding.
Experience of processing of components for the assembly of vacuum electronics and failure mode of vacuum electronic assemblies is preferable
Experience with the metallurgy of copper, nickel-copper alloys, steels and braze alloys is required
Adhesive selection and properties analysis
Assess, interpret and review technical drawings to confirm design intent and manufacturing suitability.
Mechanical destructive testing and experience with non-destructive techniques.

Candidates must have a British Passport for this role

Call Julia @ Prime Appointments for more information

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