Materials Engineer Location: North West Manchester (commutable from Warrington, Wigan, Manchester, Bury) Salary: £35,000 + Bonus Hours: 38 hours per week (09:00–17:30, early finish Fridays) Contract: Permanent – Office & Lab Based Travis Talent are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a highly respected international engineering and manufacturing organisation, who are looking to appoint a Materials Engineer to join their specialist R&D and laboratory team in Greater Manchester. This is an incredible opportunity for an early-career Materials Scientist or Mechanical Engineer to develop hands-on technical expertise within a small, highly skilled group. You’ll be working closely with the Materials R&D Manager, supporting a wide range of research, testing and development projects with immediate real-world applications. The work is genuinely varied and fast-paced — priorities can shift quickly based on customer needs, so this role suits someone who is flexible, curious, and keen to learn. You’ll gain exposure across multiple disciplines including tool steels, coatings, mechanical testing, tribology, heat treatments, failure analysis and more. What You’ll Be Doing * Conducting metallography work, preparing and analysing samples * Producing failure analysis reports to support customers and internal engineering teams * Supporting materials R&D projects, cont...