Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer

As a Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer, you will lead high-impact projects, driving the integration of additive manufacturing into advanced materials and devices. Your work will shape solutions that directly support our customers in defence, aerospace and beyond. Day-to-day, you'll provide technical leadership, manage project delivery, engage with customers, and mentor junior engineers – helping to grow our additive manufacturing capability.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical programmes in additive manufacturing projects
• Engaging with customers to understand requirements and deliver solutions
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers
• Leading the qualification and certification of AM parts
• Producing proposals, reports and technical documentation to a high standard
• Supporting business development through bids, proposals and portfolio management

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in additive manufacturing, particularly with metal-based technologies
• Excellent understanding of materials science and its application to AM
• Proven ability to lead projects, manage budgets and deliver outcomes on time and to quality
• Experience of mechanical testing and validation methods (e.g. tensile, hardness)
• Expert knowledge of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) and CAD/CAM
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including customer engagement

Essential qualifications

• A first degree in Science or Engineering OR equivalent experience (8+ years)

We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we're not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior Additive Manufacturing Engineer at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

This role is 37 hours per week based at Farnborough. Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

Farnborough – At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility, with high-energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation.

Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential.

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Volunteering Opportunities – helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process: We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed; applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in. Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.