Metallurgist
- Location
- Loughborough, United Kingdom
- Work mode
- On-site
- Type
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Mid-level
- Salary
- Not stated
- Languages
- EN
- Posted
- 30 Sep 2026
Verified open 3 Nov 2026 · Source: Company careers page
About the role
Duties would include:
Working with metallurgical evaluation of welding, brazing, heat treating, and non-conventional machining samples
Co-ordination and administration of Welder Qualifications for the company to international standard (AWS D17.1 etc.)
Preparation of Laboratory specimens to customer specifications
Metallurgical evaluation of test pieces along with the creation and (eventual) approval of laboratory reports
Preparation, assessment and recording of special process manufacturing batch test pieces
Review & interpretation of customer and industry specifications for metallurgical test requirements
Preparation of metallurgical reports
Use of Hardness (Vickers), Tensile Testing and Metallurgical microscope equipment
Involvement in Nadcap audits that involve Metallurgical Lab activities
Laboratory Administration activities
Additional Role:
Creation of Data Card & First Article Inspection documentation for customer approval
Quality department administration activities.
Conducting the daily spot check type internal quality audits.
Providing documented audit evidence detail such as audit reports, checklists, NCRs, etc
As part of the Quality Engineering Team, responsible for completion of tasks as requested by Preci-Spark Management.
Health, safety and environment compliance.
Upon a successful interview, Preci Spark’s application process requests that a basic criminal record may be carried out.
Essential knowledge, skills & experience:
Bachelor degree in Metallurgical engineering or equivalent
3-5 years of experience working in laboratory
Good communication skills
Good analytical ability and interpersonal skills
Experience of working to AS9100 and/or ISO9001
Experience of working in a New Product Introduction environment
Experience of working with one or more Aerospace OEM requirements
Good fluency in English language
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