Principal Materials and Integrity Engineer in Scotland

You will be a Principal Materials and Structural Integrity Engineer with an established maritime defence engineering team. Your focus will be on testing submarine and surface ship structures to evaluate performance under operational conditions, primarily supporting the Royal Navy. You will lead technical efforts in materials engineering, specializing in ferrous materials, welding, material testing and qualification, fatigue and fracture mechanics. You will oversee the delivery of key technical outputs, design reports, documentation, and will be responsible for reviewing and approving work packages, reports, and drawings.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Leading and coordinating engineering activities to deliver technical programmes effectively.
• Applying expert judgement to solve complex problems, manage schedules, and ensure delivery within scope, budget, and quality standards.
• Demonstrating QinetiQ values and behaviours – integrity, collaboration, performance, listening, focus, and keeping our promises.
• Using your skills to develop capabilities in your area, mentoring others to improve knowledge within the wider engineering and technical community.
• Encouraging collaboration across the Group and wider technical teams; working with other functions (e.g., Technical Excellence, Safety Engineering) to deliver work that complies with statutory, regulatory, company, and project‑specific processes.
• Identifying and developing joint technical approaches with partner organisations and other parties to expand our offering, supporting Business Development and Sales strategy.
• Giving technical presentations and discussing work in external forums, conferences, and customer meetings.
• Ensuring projects/programmes are conducted safely, highlighting hazards and providing options to reduce risk to the lowest responsibly practicable level.

Essential Experience:

• Significant previous experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Substantial experience of maritime structural design to recognised codes of practice.
• Strong communication skills, written, verbal, and presentational, including the ability to convey complex information.
• Effective customer and stakeholder management skills; able to explain and discuss technically complex subjects to non‑technical audiences.

Essential Qualifications:

• BEng/MEng in Engineering or Materials Science, or equivalent engineering experience.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartership.

We value diversity and are open to candidates from varied backgrounds and education. Demonstrated experience and willingness to learn are key. This role is 37 hours per week based at Rosyth. Hybrid working patterns are available.

Our Benefits:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Generous holiday allowance with the option to purchase additional days.
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance options.
• Employee discount portal (travel, cinema, restaurants, etc.).
• Support for the Armed Forces community, honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
• Volunteering opportunities supporting charities and local communities.

Our Recruitment Process:

We aim to create an inclusive process that values each candidate. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect performance in certain assessment types, please discuss potential reasonable adjustments with your recruiter. Many roles require national security vetting. Applicants with existing appropriate vetting may transfer it upon appointment. Certain roles have additional restrictions; nationality or previous nationalities may affect eligibility. Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

Why Join QinetiQ?

QinetiQ operates state‑of‑the‑art facilities across the UK, focusing on defence, security, and technology innovation. Our culture encourages collaboration across disciplines, fostering innovation and problem‑solving in a diverse, inclusive environment. Join us to push the boundaries of technology and contribute to national security.