Materials Scientist

Morgan Advanced Materials is a business rich in history and innovation. Founded in the UK in 1856, we have grown into a global organisation with 70 sites in 18 countries. Our model to serve our customers where they need us has led to a diversified product range using our unparalleled expertise in ceramic and carbon materials, which we exploit to solve difficult problems for our customers across a diverse range of markets.

We are a purpose driven organisation. Our purpose is to use advanced materials to make the world more sustainable and to improve the quality of life. We deliver on that purpose through the products that we make, and the way that we make them.

The Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials engineers high performance functional and structural ceramic materials, components and sub-assemblies to address customer-specific technical challenges.

Key Figures: Revenue £1,114.7m (2023), ~8,500 employees, manufacturing in 20+ countries, and a global customer portfolio. A UK PLC with head office located in Windsor, Berkshire UK.  Listed on London Stock Exchange; Member of the FTSE 250 Index.

OVERVIEW

We are seeking an innovative and detail-oriented Materials Scientist to join our team at Morgan Advanced Materials, a leader in the development and manufacturing of advanced technical ceramics. The successful candidate will play a critical role in advancing our R&D efforts, focusing on the design, characterization, and optimization of ceramic materials for high-performance applications across various industries.

• Provide the key materials science expertise into development programmes to enhance material, process, or product performance
• Support the definition and planning of technology development programmes to achieve success.
• To design, organise and carry out material development, production and processing trials at laboratory, pilot and production scales.
• Support with recruitment for technical employees and building links with technology contacts both within and external to the Morgan portfolio.
• To peer review others work to maintain technical standards
• Support and enhance the company’s commitment to the highest standards of Health and Safety and ensure all policies are adhered to during daily working.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues that may arise in the manufacturing process or products.
• Create and maintain detailed process development documentation to company standards.

Requirements:

• Educated to degree level or higher in Materials Science or a closely related scientific field. A PhD degree or equivalent is desirable.
• Candidates with proven experience and expertise with ceramic processing is desirable.
• Ability to self-manage and work well in a fast-paced collaborative team environment.
• Practical experience in a lab-based environment including structural and physical characterization e.g. mechanical testing, X-ray diffraction, surface analysis, microscopy etc
• Able to prioritize and delegate work according to business need and technical strategy
• Proven ability to design and conduct experiments, analyse data, and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Familiarity with materials modelling and simulation software is a plus.
• Experience with project management and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Leadership or supervisory experience is advantageous

Attributes:

• Be a self- motivated and proactive individual
• Work effectively with people beyond their educational / age / background peer group
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Be able to communicate effectively with people at all levels
• Be persistent, energetic & enthusiastic and adaptable to achieve objectives;
• Pursue continuous improvement, both in the workplace and in their own skills & knowledge
• Be customer and supplier facing
• Encourage and develop others to achieve personal and team objectives

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer Ind-1