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, 27% of Materials job descriptions contained engineering as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

engineering
27%
manufacturing
27%
mechanical
24%
maintenance
19%
calibration
16%
materials
16%
r&d
16%
ukas
14%
metallurgist
14%
destructive testing
11%
electrical
11%
electronic
11%
engineer
11%
mechatronic
11%
repair
11%
scientific
11%
metallurgy
11%
consultant
11%
power
11%
power plant
11%
process plant
11%
surrey
11%
metals
8%
quality
8%
welding
8%
casting
8%
defence
8%
forging
8%
maritime
8%
rolling
8%
business growth
8%
commercial
8%
continuous improvements
8%
fault finding
8%
material
8%
new product introduction
8%
npi
8%
research & development
8%
root cause analysis
8%
technical ceramics
8%
automotive
8%
graduate
8%
industrial
8%
uxbridge
8%
academic
8%
ndt
8%
research
8%
iso
6%
testing
6%
control
6%
iso 6506
6%
rockwell
6%
metal fabrication
6%
microsoft excel
6%
stock control
6%
erp
6%
manufacturer
6%
mrp
6%
aerospace engineering
6%
aluminium
6%
carpentry
3%
facilities management
3%
joinery
3%
submarines
3%
electrical engineering
3%
mechanical engineering
3%
costings
3%
estimator
3%
planning engineer
3%
procurement
3%
hnc
3%
laboratory
3%
a2la
3%
degree
3%
field
3%
hnd
3%
mobile
3%
stress testing
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%
inspection
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%
budget management
3%
client meetings
3%
complaint management
3%
cost management
3%
mhe
3%
plant hire
3%
service management
3%
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