Materials Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Materials Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Materials role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Materials job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 32% of Materials job descriptions contained manufacturing as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

manufacturing
32%
engineering
27%
mechanical
24%
calibration
19%
materials
16%
ukas
16%
maintenance
16%
destructive testing
14%
electrical
14%
electronic
14%
engineer
14%
mechatronic
14%
repair
14%
scientific
14%
r&d
14%
testing
11%
metallurgy
11%
metallurgist
11%
degree
8%
field
8%
hnc
8%
hnd
8%
laboratory
8%
mobile
8%
stress testing
8%
metals
8%
quality
8%
welding
8%
casting
8%
defence
8%
forging
8%
maritime
8%
rolling
8%
consultant
8%
power
8%
automotive
8%
graduate
8%
industrial
8%
power plant
8%
process plant
8%
surrey
8%
uxbridge
8%
inspection
6%
aerospace
6%
iso
6%
control
6%
iso 6506
6%
rockwell
6%
metal fabrication
6%
microsoft excel
6%
stock control
6%
business growth
6%
commercial
6%
continuous improvements
6%
fault finding
6%
material
6%
new product introduction
6%
npi
6%
research & development
6%
root cause analysis
6%
technical ceramics
6%
erp
6%
manufacturer
6%
mrp
6%
academic
6%
ndt
6%
research
6%
aerospace engineering
6%
aluminium
6%
fmcg
3%
food manufacturing
3%
leeds
3%
quality assurance
3%
quality inspection
3%
stock taking
3%
technical
3%
wakefield
3%
plc programming
3%
software
3%
software solutions
3%
carpentry
3%
facilities management
3%
joinery
3%
submarines
3%
electrical engineering
3%
mechanical engineering
3%
costings
3%
estimator
3%
planning engineer
3%
procurement
3%
a2la
3%
data analyst
3%
materials analyst
3%
materials planner
3%
production planner
3%
birmingham
3%
construction
3%
engineering manager
3%
manager
3%
production
3%
draftsman
3%
drawing
3%
steel
3%
steel work
3%
structural
3%
engineering drawings
3%
planning
3%
resource allocation
3%
engineering discipline
3%
material handling
3%
microsoft word
3%
stock management
3%
composite engineer
3%
composite materials
3%
manufacturing engineer
3%
materials science
3%
polymer
3%
test technician
3%
apprenticeship
3%
fabrication
3%
fabricator
3%
welder
3%
audits
3%
development
3%
improvement
3%
investigation
3%
process
3%
chemical
3%
methodologies
3%
standards
3%
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