Job Description
Metallurgist – Aerospace Materials\n\nLeicester, UK | Day Shift | Permanent\n\nAre you a materials expert passionate about the intricacies of aerospace-grade stainless steels and exotic alloys like Nimonics or Waspaloy? We’re working with a world-class engineering company at the forefront of aerospace innovation, seeking a Metallurgist to be the technical anchor in a busy, fast-paced materials laboratory.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\n * \n\n Act as the technical lead on all metallurgical matters: mechanical testing, heat treatment effects, and microstructural analysis.\n\n * \n\n Resolve production queries, support NPI and FAIRs, and review complex technical specs.\n\n * \n\n Hands-on testing: Vickers/Rockwell hardness, tensile, fatigue, stress durability, and metallography.\n\n * \n\n Collaborate across departments to prioritise testing of in-process and finished aerospace components.\n\nWhat You’ll Need:\n\n * \n\n Background in aerospace materials testing.\n\n * \n\n Strong working knowledge of stainless steel, nickel-based alloys, and high-temperature materials.\n\n * \n\n Proficiency with lab equipment and standards including AS9100, NADCAP MTL.\n\n * \n\n Experience with optical microscopy, grain size analysis, and metallography.\n\nEverlinked Ltd is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace