Renishaw - Materials Scientist Placement Year

Renishaw offers exciting opportunities for placement students on a year-long immersion programme designed to develop ambitious, talented, and self-motivated individuals into skilled experts in their chosen field.

What Will I Gain From This Placement Year?

Each placement will involve working on live projects under the guidance and expertise of experienced colleagues. As well as gaining hands on experience in your chosen field, you will have the opportunity to connect with people working in the business and discuss your career ambitions and ideas with employees in similar roles. 

What Type of Things Will I Be Working On?

The materials science industrial placement will allow you to build an understanding of engineering materials such as metals, ceramics and polymers and how they are utilised in industrial settings. You will gain a strong foundation in material analysis techniques, materials identification, failure analysis and material selection working in a laboratory environment alongside scientists, engineers, and technicians.

You will be able to identify areas you're interested and have a voice in influencing materials selection, product design and process improvements, through hands-on use of analytical equipment such as scanning electron microscopes (SEM’s), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), 2D and 3D optical and digital microscopes, and industrial 3D X-ray computed tomography (XCT).

You will be treated as a full-time member of the function with the same responsibilities and growth opportunities. A successful placement provides an excellent opportunity for you to be considered for a graduate scheme position in the future.  

Where Will I Be Working?

This role is based at our New Mills site near Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire. As Renishaw is based in a semi-rural location, it is essential that applicants have their own form of transport or are willing to relocate to the local area. The site is around 25-30 minutes drive from Bristol so easily commutable by car.

What Do I Need?

Applicants must be studying for a relevant degree in such as materials science and engineering, materials science, biomedical materials science, materials chemistry etc. and have elected to undertake a sandwich placement year as part of their degree course.