R&D Data Analyst

Due to expansion of our R&D facility and the ever-increasing technical ability and scope of our projects and machinery, we are seeking a R&D Data Analyst.

Location: Saltash, with flexibility for remote working
Hours: Permanent, part time or Full-Time, Monday to Friday

Imagine working somewhere your work and ideas genuinely shape the future of technology.
At Composite Integration, every project you touch contributes to world-class innovation, from luxury yachts to giant wind turbine blades, to cutting-edge aerospace components.

We’re not just building machines; we’re pioneering processes that transformed the composites industry, including the Direct Infusion process we developed in the early 2000s. Customers worldwide trust our solutions for precision, reliability, and innovation, but it’s our people who make it all possible.
If you’re looking for more than a job – if you want a place to grow, to be heard, and to make a real impact, keep reading. This could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

As our R&D Data Analyst at Composite Integration, you’ll play a key role adding value to our company capability and to our customers goals.
You will capture, process, analyse, and present large volumes of data generated from internal R&D laboratory experiments and from Composite Integration machines deployed in customers’ factories across the globe.

What you’ll be doing:

• Data Capture & Management
  • Work closely with R&D and Technical Directors, R&D and Design Teams to understand data needs and project priorities.
  • Develop and maintain digital and manual raw data pipelines to collect large-scale, real-time data from customer-deployed machines and from internal R&D equipment and material experiments.
  • Collaborate with R&D Director and Design team engineers, including to improve data collection capability, as required.
  • Integrate raw data from multiple sources as required
  • Ensure accurate recording of data results using appropriate methodologies, systems and documentation.
  • Responsible for ensuring data quality, reliability, and traceability.

• Data Analysis & Insight Development
  • Analyse process, machine and materials captured data as requested by the R&D and Technical Directors.
  • Use analytical techniques, perform statistical modelling and predictive analytics.
  • Translate findings and generate insights that demonstrate process, machine and material performance and capability as requested by the R&D and Technical Directors in clear and practical ways.

• Visualisation & Communication
  • Create dashboards, reports and KPI’s suitable for customer/ commercial interpretation and for internal purposes that demonstrate process, machine and material performance and capability in formats that match customer specifications and as requested by the R&D and Technical Directors.
  • Responsible for presenting complex data in an accessible format.
  • Support customer and internal meetings with evidence-based insights
  • Responsible for data quality and consistency, ensuring all dashboards, reports and KPI’s are reliable and trusted.

• General
  • Work with the Knowledge and Information Systems Manager to ensure all data is IP and copyright protected.
  • Support the R&D and Technical Directors complete client and internal project work.
  • Support lab operational and administration activities.
  • Support the improvements to internal processes and working practices.
  • Effective utilisation of the laboratory resources.
  • Comply with CI Health and Safety standards, procedures and guidelines.

This is a role where your ideas matter, your skills grow, and your work has a tangible impact on the future of composite technology.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a motivated Data Analyst who enjoys exploring data and communicating a narrative through numbers. You’ll thrive in this role if you’re good with numbers, statistics, data sets and are curious, practical, and can confidently communicate complex information in clear practical ways.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Degree in Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar.
• Strong proficiency in Excel, Python, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent.
• Experience turning data into insights through analysis and the use of Dashboards, reports and KPI’s
• Strong statistical and visualisation skills.
• Experience in data analysis within manufacturing, R&D, or industrial environments desirable.
• Experience with composite materials desirable, or a willingness to learn.
• Practical experience of working in a laboratory, particularly in materials science, process development or engineering environment desirable.
• Ability to complete accurate and concise reports of results.
• Excellent technical written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to comprehend technical documents.
• Strong team player, able and willing to actively contribute to project team.
• Awareness of good practice in terms of laboratory Health and Safety.

Personal Qualities

• Have an analytical approach.
• Enjoys exploring data and communicating a narrative through numbers.
• Confident communicating complex information in clear practical ways
• Have an interest in automation, AI, or advanced analytics.
• Understands data governance, compliance and data analysis best practice.
• Takes responsibility for one’s own work and a desire to role model the company’s brand.
• A completer finisher, who scrutinises for errors, and ensures work is to the highest standards.
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and clearly articulate technical information.
• Have strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to priorities work and manage multiple tasks and projects when needed.
• Are confident with the ability to listen, ask questions and take the initiative where needed, challenge and raise issues or opportunities when they occur or are identified.

OUR CULTURE

At Composite Integration, we believe there is always a better way, and that mindset drives both our technology and our teamwork.
We live by three simple values:

• Be Approachable – we’re open, collegiate, and generous with our knowledge.
• Ask Questions – our curiosity fuels innovation and improvement.
• Own It – we’re tenacious, focused on success, and always keep our promises.

We’re also deeply committed to sustainability, setting high standards for ourselves while reducing our footprint and embracing eco-friendly practices. Above all, we create an environment where people feel supported, challenged, and valued.

WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH US

• We go beyond the basics to create a workplace that rewards hard work, supports wellbeing, and helps you build a lasting career.
• Enhanced Holidays – 30 days annual leave to start, plus an extra day for each year of service (up to 5 additional days).
• Westfield Healthcare – cover that contributes towards dental, osteopathy, chiropody and more, plus retail discounts.
• China Fleet Country Club Membership – free access to gym, pool, racquet sports, fitness classes and leisure facilities.
• Enhanced Sick Pay – peace of mind if you’re unwell, with full sick pay available at management discretion.
• Social Events – from team-building days to pub quizzes, we believe in celebrating successes together.

YOUR CAREER – OUR COMMITMENT

Composite Integration is more than just a workplace, it’s a place to learn, innovate, and grow. Many of our team have advanced their careers here, taking on new challenges and developing skills that make a lasting impact in the industry.
If you’re ambitious, curious, and ready to take ownership of your role, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and take the next step in shaping the future of composites with us.