Join ICOMAT – Revolutionising the Future of Lightweight Manufacturing!
iCOMAT is an advanced manufacturing company that invented Rapid Tow Shearing (RTS) - the only proven technology for producing defect-free curved-fiber composite parts at industrial scale. We deliver the lightest structures possible for aerospace, automotive, defense, and space, at a rate and cost efficiency that far exceeds existing composite production processes.
We build and operate automated factories for composite materials, delivering components to Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs. The business has three main divisions: development of automated production machines, development of software design and production tools, and operation of the factory. We work with 25+ customers and completed the largest ever Series A in composites manufacturing to fuel a significant scale-up, with growth plans that will see the business multiply in size over the next two to three years and expand operations into the UK, Europe and the US.
The business has currently more than 130,000 sqm of production capacity with manufacturing facilities in the UK (Gloucester and Swindon) and the US (Dayton, Ohio); a Hardware R&D Centre in Bristol, UK; and a Software R&D Centre in Athens, Greece.
We are hiring a Director of Applied AI to turn that data advantage into compounding business value, fast. Series B is the moment to prove that AI is not a story we tell. It is a measurable engine inside the company.
What will you be doing?
Quality control. Move from reactive inspection to predictive quality, with AI assisted in process monitoring and automated root cause analysis.
Design. Reduce design iteration time, automate repetitive engineering decisions, and unlock generative design where it pays.
Manufacturing. Improve throughput, reduce scrap, predict defects before they happen, close the loop between machine data and process control.
What success looks like?
You do not produce papers. You ship working systems and you measure them in the language the business already speaks.
If we cannot quantify it, we do not call it success. AI for the sake of AI is not why we are hiring.
A small, sharp portfolio of MVPs running in parallel across design, manufacturing, tooling, and QC.
Tooling and model selection. Build, buy, fine tune, or wrap. You make the call on what is fastest to value.
You have shipped applied machine learning solutions in a real industrial, manufacturing, robotics, or hard tech setting. Not just dashboards. Not just demos.
You collaborate without ego with software, IT, design, manufacturing, tooling, and QC leaders. You are aligned and accountable.
Background in composites, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, or defense.
Experience with computer vision applied to automated inspection, generative design, reinforcement learning for process control.
Prior experience standing up an AI function from zero inside a fast moving company.
Our Values: Uncompromising Excellence
Discipline over excuses. We commit. We follow through. We hold ourselves and each other to the highest standard, especially when the pressure is on.
Push the edge. iCOMAT was built on a refusal to accept that curved fiber could not be manufactured at scale. We innovate where others hesitate.
Aligned and accountable. Everyone owns their lane, communicates openly, and delivers without being chased. No silos. No ambiguity.
Why iCOMAT?
Competitive Salary & Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including private healthcare, pension scheme.
Stock Options: Equity options to give employees a stake in the company’s success
Career Growth Opportunities: Join us at a pivotal time as we scale up, offering unmatched professional growth opportunities in the rapidly advancing field of composite materials.
Innovation-Focused Culture: We pride ourselves on our inclusive, forward-thinking work environment. Recognized by Bloomberg as a "UK Startup to Watch," iCOMAT celebrates diversity and encourages all applicants, regardless of background, to apply.
Global Impact: Be a part of our mission to redefine lightweight structures for the automotive, aerospace, and space industries, working with some of the most influential companies worldwide.Ready to be part of something big?
Apply now to learn more and join us on our exciting journey!
