Graduate Materials Scientist

Materials Graduate Programme   

Are you brimming with ambition and ready to make your mark in the professional world? Look no further! Join Amentum in September 2027 and help advance the future together.

Role at a glance:
Job Title: Graduate Material Scientist

Start Date: 6 September 2027

Contract Duration: Permanent, subject to successful programme completion

Location: Birchwood Park (with some travel)

Salary: Competitive

Requirements: Undergraduate or master’s degree level qualification in a relevant subject. Candidates must have the permanent right to work in the UK and the ability to gain the required level of security clearance

Closing Date: 30 November 2026*.

Important: Our Graduate Programme assumes that candidates are commencing their first professional role post-graduation. To qualify, you must have: 

• Completed your first degree, achieving a minimum 2:2, no earlier than Summer 2025  
• Not worked in a similar professional role since graduation 
  

*Adverts may close sooner if an appropriate number of candidates are received - ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

About the role:

We are looking for a Graduate Material Scientist to work within our industry leading research and development nuclear laboratories and/or with our teams analysing key nuclear structural components. You will be engaged in unique projects and challenges facing the nuclear industry. The work will involve the development of materials behaviour – physical, mechanical and environmental – in conditions relevant to plant applications in both fission and fusion reactors. Such understanding of material behaviour can then be applied to specific component conditions and applications, allowing a very wide range of experience and expertise to be developed in both lab and desk-based roles.  This graduate programme is accredited by the IOM3.

What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for candidates who:

· Are flexible, motivated self-starters with good organisation and time-management skills.

· Are adaptable, keen to learn and able to manage competing tasks and deadlines.

· Have the permanent right to work in the UK and the ability to obtain the required security clearance.

Why Amentum?    

· Meaningful Projects: Work with specialists from across the UK and beyond to help solve complex challenges in science, security and sustainability.

· Structured Development: Build technical, professional and personal skills through a programme designed to support your progress towards professional registration.

· Mentoring: Learn from experienced professionals, with regular learning and networking opportunities.

· Career Progression: The end of your programme is just the beginning! You’ll be supported to continue to build your experience and capabilities to progress your career at Amentum.

You’ll benefit from:

· A competitive salary and pension plan.

· Flexible working patterns (e.g. 9-day fortnights) and holiday buy/sell options.

· Free single medical cover and digital GP service.   

· Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.   

· An inclusive work environment, embracing the variety of cultures, backgrounds and lifestyles of our workforce through our Employee Networks. 

· A culture built on a foundation of safety, integrity and wellbeing, including a network of positive mental health ambassadors.

· We value integrity, curiosity and collaboration. You'll join a community of graduates across the UK, supported by leaders who genuinely care about your development and long-term success.

Selection process:   

Step 1: Apply online, attaching your CV and covering letter – please include your name in the file names of both documents.

Step 2: Your application will be assessed by the recruitment team and hiring manager. Only selected candidates will be contacted and invited to interview. Unsuccessful candidates will be sent an email by January 2027.

Step 3: Selected candidates will be invited to a face-to-face interview in February 2027.  

Step 4: Successful candidates will receive their offer in March, to join us in September 2027. 

Committed to accessible recruitment:

We are committed to creating an accessible recruitment process. We partner with VERCIDA for greater online accessibility. Please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you need any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact EarlyCareersRecruitment@global.amentum and we'll be happy to help.

#AmentumGrad2027

#AmentumUKEC 

Welcome

Welcome back! We encourage you to check on the status of your current job applications with us. You can also search for a list of our current job openings and see if there are any new positions that might be a good fit for you. Thank you for continued interest in employment with Amentum.

About Us

For more than 100 years, Amentum has tackled the world’s toughest challenges to deliver agile and steadfast solutions to the U.S. government and its allies. With more than 50,000 employees on all seven continents and in more than 60 countries, Amentum delivers a broad range of operational support services to meet the critical needs of our clients. Our headquarters are in Chantilly, VA. Find us online at https://www.amentum.com/

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please complete our Accommodation Request. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

If you need assistance, please reach out to workdaycandidateaccounts@amentum.com

Amentum is an EEO Employer

EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans

Labor Laws Posters

Recruiting Scam Advisory

Amentum has become aware of unauthorized individuals who are falsely using the Amentum name and /or logo in an attempt to solicit fees from potential job seekers. These deceptive and unauthorized individuals are soliciting money, promising placement in a position with Amentum. Please note any communication requesting any amount of money in exchange for employment with Amentum is fraudulent. These communications do not originate from Amentum and are not associated with the recruitment process.

Amentum and its affiliates never charge candidates fees or payments of any kind in order to secure employment. As a precaution, we recommend you do not disclose personal or financial details to anyone as a response to an unsolicited email, social media, or dating website request.

Amentum will never as ask for a placement fee or any other fee to expedite the hiring process. If you are contacted by anyone offering employment with Amentum, you should never be asked to pay a fee for recruiting. Amentum personnel will always send email from an identifiable corporate account (ending in @amentum.com) and never from a public email account like Yahoo!, Google, Gmail, or Hotmail. If you are contacted regarding a fraudulent employment proposal, we encourage you to alert your local law enforcement agency/police authority.

To read more about Amentum’s commitment to ethics, please click here.