About the Job

🎯 Materials Engineer
🌍 London, N4
🏛️ 4 days in our office, 1 day working from home
💰 £40-50k per annum

Join Shellworks as a Materials Engineer and help us materialise a better future by eliminating plastic pollution.

About Shellworks

Developed for a throwaway culture, plastics have caused significant pollution to our natural environments with 90% of all plastics ever created never being recycled. More so, recent studies have identified that plastics impact goes beyond pollution to chemicals and micro-plastics that impact human and environmental health.

We believe there must be a better way and our first innovation Vivomer does just that, if nature made a plastic this would be it. Vivomer, a polymer made by microorganisms, behaves just like plastic in use, but degrades upon disposal in any natural environment. Developed through cutting-edge material science, mechanical engineering, design, and operations, Vivomer represents a groundbreaking step towards a pollution-free future.

The nature of our work is frequently described as impossible, but if like us, you’re driven by the challenge to prove that there is a better way to do things, join us. You will play a critical role in developing the future of materials, how products are created and directly contribute to reducing plastic pollution.

The Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to work on scaling the future of materials inspired by nature. When you join us you’ll get to:

• Work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment with a talented and passionate team.

• Lead technology transfer from our pilot facility to our production partners and troubleshoot / solve manufacturing issues.

• Support in-house programmes and new product / material development.

• Lead process optimisation and assist with product defect and material analysis

• Work with suppliers on new materials, including incoming material analysis and testing

Our Ideal Candidate

Must haves

• 2+ years of experience working with processing equipment in a materials manufacturing environment.

• A results-focussed, proactive mindset and willingness to learn new skills is essential. The role will involve ‘hands-on’ work.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to present information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to correlate real-world data to a ‘cause and effect’ and propose simple, scalable solutions.

Nice to haves

• Proficiency in polymer processing techniques such as extrusion, injection moulding, compounding and blow moulding.

• Experience using polymer characterisation techniques, including thermal analysis, rheology, mechanical testing, and microscopy.

• The role will involve travel within the UK and abroad to perform projects, visit suppliers and customers.

Our Benefits

🌴 21 days holiday + birthday off + 27-31st December, in addition to all statutory and public holidays.
📚 Opportunities for growth and development as we expand and scale our impact.
🎉 Regular social events and fully stocked office kitchen
🐚 Part of a tightly knit team aiming to make a meaningful social impact.

Join Our Mission

Becoming a part of Shellworks means being part of a team that’s passionate about sustainability and innovation. Our world-class team includes experts in materials science and visionary entrepreneurs dedicated to creating a better future. Together, we’re redefining what’s possible.

Are you ready to help us lead the way in sustainable materials? Apply now and be part of something truly impactful.

Department

Materials

Locations

Shellworks London

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