Materials Engineer

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Full-time, Unlimited

Nottingham

£52,000 - £90,000

Materials Engineer

Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
The way we generate energy is changing faster than ever and Uniper is at the forefront of this change. Uniper Technologies is the focus of Uniper's energy technologies and engineering activities whether supplying engineering and scientific expertise to Uniper's assets or enabling Uniper's ambitious decarbonisation goals, it is an exciting time for us. An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Materials Engineer in the Materials & Structural Analysis Team within the Quality and Integrity Management Department. In this role you will be responsible for providing materials engineering support both to Uniper's power generation assets and the wider business, including failure investigations, technical support, power plant component examination and R&D. This role contains ample opportunity for individuals to demonstrate creative problem-solving approaches in a field where numerous engineering subjects come together to deliver effective solutions.

Your responsibilities

  • Lead and contribute to failure investigations of power plant components including high temperature high pressure vessels and piping, gas and steam turbines, wind turbines, etc. to determine root cause.
  • Support in the development of corrective actions and preventative measures to mitigate future failures.
  • Provision of advice on all aspects of materials, coatings, corrosion and, where appropriate, integrity/defect assessment.
  • R&D including life extension of materials in existing power plants, advanced materials for new and next generation power plant including decarbonisation technologies.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team orientated environment.
  • Delivering accurate, detailed, and concise technical reports.

Your profile

  • A degree in Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgy or Corrosion Science. They should have or be willing to work towards Chartered Engineer status.
  • In-depth knowledge and experience of physical metallurgy of steels, nickel and cobalt alloys and advanced high temperature materials and coatings.
  • Good understanding of the fundamentals of high temperature joining techniques.
  • An understanding of a range of power generation technologies together with an understanding of common damage mechanisms associated with them.
  • Knowledge of corrosion mechanisms and their mitigation on a range of power and process plants.
  • Have significant experience in undertaking component failure investigations.
  • As the role involves interaction across the whole of Uniper be able to effectively communicate complex ideas and solutions to a range of stakeholders.

Job ID:

87604

Application deadline:

15/05/2025

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