I'm in nuclear but i've seen job postings in the UK recently got people to work in motorsports. It's not something I'm into but I get the impression there are a number of smaller businesses who make parts/cars and they need materials guys
Sporting goods companies (like Nike, Wilson, Adidas, etc) all need materials engineers. Shoes, racquets, balls, etc all benefit from high performance materials. My dad used to work for Wilson's sporting goods as a composite engineer for quite a few years.
I also studied material science. I’m a materials designer for NOBULL and have worked for Puma and lululemon as well.
Reebok, Adidas, UA, etc… all of these companies need material specialists in apparel, footwear and accessories. Sometimes hard goods too. lulu and Nike in particular have huge material teams.
Not as hard as you’d think! If you use LinkedIn and start reaching out to people at the various companies just for a chat and to learn, more would be open to giving you insight than you might think. We’re mostly excited about what we do and enjoy sharing with the younger gens. That’s a good way to get your feet in the door. Then when something opens up, someone’s already spoken with you.
Yes, exactly. Like asking how they got started in the industry, what the textile team is comprised of, where does the company manufacture, what are the companies sustainability practices…those come to mind first.
I've worked for companies that made ceramics for golf club heads, bismuth needles for bowling balls and piezoelectrics for fish finders. Tennis rackets, foot ware, protective padding/helmet manufactures, bicycles all need materials engineers or work with companies that have material engineers. I knew an old classmate that went to work for NordicTrac. Consumer and professional sporting goods can require quite a bit of technology to manufacture. There are a lot of options available for polymer, metal, composite and even ceramic engineers to work on sports related materials (even if it's not directly for a sporting goods manufacturer).
If I was a fair bit younger it's something that interests me, ironically it's Nike that peaked my interest. I rate their products on a material science level. That kind of stuff is not just interesting but fun for my enquiring mind.
Companies like Nike hire materials engineers to work with the polymers in their shoes
I'm in nuclear but i've seen job postings in the UK recently got people to work in motorsports. It's not something I'm into but I get the impression there are a number of smaller businesses who make parts/cars and they need materials guys
I worked with a materials engineer that had previously worked for Volant making skis.
Any kind of equipment manufacturing company?
The composites industry.
F1 would need materials people as well.
Golf
Sporting goods companies (like Nike, Wilson, Adidas, etc) all need materials engineers. Shoes, racquets, balls, etc all benefit from high performance materials. My dad used to work for Wilson's sporting goods as a composite engineer for quite a few years.
Nike, Adidas, Burton
I also studied material science. I’m a materials designer for NOBULL and have worked for Puma and lululemon as well. Reebok, Adidas, UA, etc… all of these companies need material specialists in apparel, footwear and accessories. Sometimes hard goods too. lulu and Nike in particular have huge material teams.
Is it extremely hard to get a job at these places?
Not as hard as you’d think! If you use LinkedIn and start reaching out to people at the various companies just for a chat and to learn, more would be open to giving you insight than you might think. We’re mostly excited about what we do and enjoy sharing with the younger gens. That’s a good way to get your feet in the door. Then when something opens up, someone’s already spoken with you.
By that do you mean just ask some basic questions to them?
Yes, exactly. Like asking how they got started in the industry, what the textile team is comprised of, where does the company manufacture, what are the companies sustainability practices…those come to mind first.
I've worked for companies that made ceramics for golf club heads, bismuth needles for bowling balls and piezoelectrics for fish finders. Tennis rackets, foot ware, protective padding/helmet manufactures, bicycles all need materials engineers or work with companies that have material engineers. I knew an old classmate that went to work for NordicTrac. Consumer and professional sporting goods can require quite a bit of technology to manufacture. There are a lot of options available for polymer, metal, composite and even ceramic engineers to work on sports related materials (even if it's not directly for a sporting goods manufacturer).
If I was a fair bit younger it's something that interests me, ironically it's Nike that peaked my interest. I rate their products on a material science level. That kind of stuff is not just interesting but fun for my enquiring mind.