Associate Materials Engineer (Composites)

Associate Materials Engineer (Composites) in East Cowes, Isle of Wight | GKN Aerospace My career My jobs MA My account Search These jobs were popular with other job seekers Materials Engineering Technician (Composites) GKN Aerospace East Cowes, Isle of Wight competitive 4 weeks ago Junior Mechanical Design Engineer BSV Recruitment Ltd Southampton (SO31) Up to £50,000 per annum hybrid working environment and good pension 1 month ago Applications Engineer Optima UK Coventry (CV1), CV1 £40000 - £50000 per annum 8 hours ago NEW NPI Engineer Latitude Recruitment Fareham (PO15) From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum 5 days ago Senior Manufacturing Engineer Kingdom People UK 50k/year - 60k/year 7 hours ago NEW Design Engineer x3 Kingdom People Fareham (PO15), PO15 50k/year - 55k/year 2 weeks ago Quality Inspector (Precision Engineering) Ernest Gordon Recruitment Portsmouth (PO1), PO1 £37500 - £42000 per annum + + 22 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays 3 weeks ago Placement Student- Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Cummins Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 4 days ago Manufacturing Engineer Tods Technology Weston, Portland (DT5), DT5 2JP Up to £55,000 per annum 4-Day Working Week | Cutting-Edge Tech | Caree 1 month ago Senior Manufacturing Engineer DART Aerospace The Airport, Portsmouth (PO3) 2 weeks ago Associate Materials Engineer (Composites) GKN Aerospace View Profile East Cowes, Isle of Wight On-site Published: 4 weeks ago competitive Apply Save Associate Materials Engineer (Composites) GKN Aerospace Apply Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities. GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we're inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We're proud to play a part in protecting the world's democracies. And we're committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world's aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career. Job Summary Based in our thriving manufacturing centre of excellence, the Associate Materials Engineering will join a busy team specialising in providing composite manufacturing engineering capability to operational and developmental programmes to enable and deliver zero defect projects utilising engineering and problem solving skills, whilst being accountable for delivering robust, capable manufacturing process technology as it applies to materials and processes. This could be an ideal opportunity for someone with the right skills and educational background to develop a very rewarding career within the Aerospace Manufacturing Industry Job Responsibilities The post holder will be specifically responsible for monitoring of composite production, by both test and audit, ensuring robust process selection, implementation & control. They will support the delivery and deployment of a robust, repeatable and reliable composite manufacturing process that meets all the requirements of the Business and our customers. Authorised Stamp Holder (MLSR). Responsible for the implementation of materials & process methods and solutions, from original concept through to production. Deploy these processes with a high degree of process capability utilizing the GKN standard Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite to demonstrate as such. Responsible for technical support of manufacturing development and integration for production. Resolve issues pertaining to vendor quality. Provide specialist knowledge to production activities with the ultimate goal of improving efficiency, product quality and the reduction of non-conforming parts. Exemplifying a safety-first mind-set and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards. Responsible for the development of technical solutions to complex problems within GKN Aerospace, our customers and suppliers. Deliver technical support of manufacturing process development and integration for production. Utilise root cause analysis, preventative and corrective action to reduce/eliminate non-conformances. Maintain positive, team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers Continuously improve production processes by implementing Lean initiatives. Job Qualifications Material Science degree (or equivalent) or significant related industry experience A sound background in composite materials engineering and in working on complex projects, including knowledge of processing methods in composites manufacturing; Experience of continuous improvement and Lean management. Proactive in regard to new developments of expertise required. Good interpersonal skills, with effective team working and the c apability of interfacing professionally with customers and suppliers. Proven ability to work and to deliver under own initiative Ability to manage and to coordinate internal/external customer requirements. Achieving delivery to time cost and quality. PC literate - MS office programs Self-motivated, resourceful, strong minded and committed. Flexible and capable of working in a complex environment. We'll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go? A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we've created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It's a culture that won us 'The Best Workplace Culture Award'. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work. We're also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know. We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. Apply GKN Aerospace Other Manufacturing 69 Reviews 62 Jobs The company is part of Company Profile In Short Industry Aviation & Aerospace Founded 1759 Location Worldwide Company size 1000+ Making Aerospace Fit for the Natural World. Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading multi-technology tier one aerospace supplier.  We develop, build and supply an extensive range of advanced aerospace systems, components and technologies for use in Defence and Commercial aircraft ranging from helicopters and business jets to passenger planes and the most advanced fighter aircrafts. Please let me know if you are succesful with this. If not, please could you send through a screenshot of the error message? Our technology is on-board 100,000 flights a day and we’re a market leader in Aero structures, Engine Systems, Transparencies and Wiring Systems.  We’re a truly global business, with 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. In the UK we operate across 5 performance centres; Bristol Filton, Bristol Western Approach, Bristol Global Technology Centre, Luton and Cowes (Isle of Wight). People. Our people work with passion and determination; proud that our work impacts our company, industry and planet.  We draw on each other’s expertise and experience to achieve excellence.  We build our teams on trust and respect, we believe there is power in people, but even greater power in teams. Whether you’re looking to start your career at the forefront of engineering as an Apprentice, Intern, Graduate or Associate, work in a global support role, work regionally in one our performance centres, or as an executive helping to lead our business, there is plenty of opportunity to make an impact.  We can offer you a career that can go in many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. Planet. Our ambition to be the most sustainable partner in the sky has real purpose and is opening up a world of fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. In the last decade we’ve made record investments into research and development to accelerate sustainable aviation and the ultimate goal of net zero by 2050. We’ve invested deeply in the future of flight through new materials and processes, electrification and hydrogen propulsion technologies. We’re doing everything possible now to reduce emissions and waste in our manufacturing processes, making aerospace fit for the natural world. Progress. We’re a tier 1 supplier to the aerospace industries biggest names, so a career at GKN Aerospace can truly offer you an unrivalled breath of experience to achieve your full potential. We want you to succeed and progress. We support our employees with training; developing their capabilities and helping realise their aspirations. Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Our goal is to embrace the human attributes that make each of us unique, to value those attributes and their uniqueness, and to create an environment where everyone feels welcome to contribute and bring their full self to work every day.  We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams. We’re committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know. Similar Associate Materials Engineer (Composites) Jobs Popular with Other Job Seekers Materials Engineering Technician (Composites) GKN Aerospace East Cowes, Isle of Wight competitive 4 weeks ago Junior Mechanical Design Engineer BSV Recruitment Ltd Southampton (SO31) Up to £50,000 per annum hybrid working environment and good pension 1 month ago Applications Engineer Optima UK Coventry (CV1), CV1 £40000 - £50000 per annum 8 hours ago NEW NPI Engineer Latitude Recruitment Fareham (PO15) From £35,000 to £45,000 per annum 5 days ago Senior Manufacturing Engineer Kingdom People UK 50k/year - 60k/year 7 hours ago NEW Design Engineer x3 Kingdom People Fareham (PO15), PO15 50k/year - 55k/year 2 weeks ago Quality Inspector (Precision Engineering) Ernest Gordon Recruitment Portsmouth (PO1), PO1 £37500 - £42000 per annum + + 22 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays 3 weeks ago Placement Student- Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Cummins Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 4 days ago Manufacturing Engineer Tods Technology Weston, Portland (DT5), DT5 2JP Up to £55,000 per annum 4-Day Working Week | Cutting-Edge Tech | Caree 1 month ago Senior Manufacturing Engineer DART Aerospace The Airport, Portsmouth (PO3) 2 weeks ago Associate Materials Engineer (Composites) jobs Associate Materials Engineer (Composites) jobs in East Cowes Engineering jobs Engineering jobs in East Cowes Technician jobs Technician jobs in East Cowes Jobs in East Cowes Full Time jobs Weekend jobs Retail jobs Amazon Warehouse Operative jobs Christmas jobs Night Shift jobs NHS jobs Apprenticeship jobs Warehouse jobs Cleaning jobs No Experience jobs Remote jobs Admin jobs Administration jobs Apprenticeships jobs Tesco jobs Get hired. 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