For brief career histories of some composites graduates, click here.

The following websites usually have composite job opportunities:

• AeroIndustryJobs
• Composites People
• Global Stress Engineers
• LinkedIn - composites community jobs
• NetComposites vacancies

For more general opportunities see:

• Composites companies in Cornwall and Devon
• Current Knowledge Transfer Partnerships at University of Plymouth
• Current Knowledge Transfer Partnerships available nationally
• Gradsouthwest Events Calendar
• Job and career opportunities at the University of Plymouth
• UK and Irish universities with composites activity

Recently announced opportunities

• Lotus F1 Team
  Graduate Programme including composites design
  (new on 25-May-12: deadline 30-May-12: by e-mail)
• Plymouth (via Matchtech Technical Recruitment Specialists)
  Composites Engineer
  (new on 10-May-2012: no deadline)
• Plymouth University and Wessex GRP Products Limited @ Verwood in Dorset
  Knowledge Transfer Partnership associate
  (new on 04 May 2012: deadline 06 June 2012)
• Umeco @ Heanor in Derbyshire
  Three composite tooling engineers
  (new on 04 May 2012: no deadline: by e-mail)
• Airbus @ Toulouse - France
  Composite Structure Designers (f/m) 10162017 AK EN EXT 2
  Stress Engineer (f/m) for Structure Analysis Composite 10162014 AK EN TJ 1
  Metal Structure Designers (f/m) 10162016 AK EN EXT 2
  Stress Engineer (f/m) for Structure Analysis Metal 10162012 AK EN MON 1
  (new on 26 April 2012: no deadline)
• QuEST Global Engineering Limited @ Weston-super-mare
  10 graduate stress engineers
• GKN Aerospace Services @ Isle of Wight
  Composites Engineer in the materials laboratory
  (new on 20-Apr-2012: expires 01 June 2012: by e-mail)
• Gurit @ Isle of Wight
  Graduate Design Engineers
  (new on 19-Apr-2012: expires 01 June 2012)
• University of Sheffield and Arnold Magnetic Technologies
  Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate (reference number: UOS004281)
  (new on 29-Mar-12: expired)
• Cobham Advanced Composites @ Shepshed in Leicestershire
  (1) Process Engineer - Composites - 00AH3
  (2) Process Engineering Team leader - 00AJH
  (new on 26-Mar-12: no deadline)
• Irish Centre for Composites Research (IComp) @ Limerick
  Research Assistant in Experimental testing and analysis of composite materials and processes
  (new on 22-Mar-12: expired)
• TWI with the University of Surrey @ Guildford
  Three EngD projects in adhesives and composites (plasma joining microwave)
  (new on 21-Mar-12: expired)
• Aalborg University in northern Denmark
  Three post-docs on hybrid fibre reinforced composite materials and structures
  (new on 01-Mar-12: no deadline)
• Pipex px^® Project Manager @ Plymouth
  (new on 17-Feb-12: no deadline)
• ACMC Plymouth InGeCt Research Fellow @ Plymouth
  (new on 08-Feb-12: expired)
• National Composites Centre  Engineering Graduate Development Scheme
  Director of Technology - Research Engineers - Composites Technicians
  (via LinkedIn Composites UK on 01-Feb-12)
• Maney Publishing Commissioning Editor Materials Science and Engineering
  (new on 01-Feb-12, expired).
• F1 Graduate Composites Design positions at Lotus Renault GP
  (new via LinkedIn on 28-Jan-12: expired)
• 10 Full EngD Scholarships
  Rolls-Royce EngD Opportunity
  Strathclyde University Advanced Manufacturing Industrial Doctorate Centre
  (new on 27-Jan-12: no deadline)
• Associate Research Fellow (Laboratories)
  Exeter Advanced Technologies (X-AT)
  (new on 11-Jan-12, expired)
• Composite Technologist at Williams F1
  (new on 07-Jan-12, expired)
• National Composites Centre Engineeering and Research Director
  National Composites Centre Research Engineers and Team Leaders
  (new on 14-Dec-11: no deadline)
• Materials Engineer at Lotus Renault GP Limited
  (new on 04-Oct-11, expired)
• Project Engineer at Kaman Composites UK Limited
  (new on 26-Sep-11, expired)
• Engineering Project Managers at Pipex Limited in Plymouth  x2
  (new on 23-Sep-11: no deadline)
• Composites R&D engineers at TWI  x4
  (new on 14-Sep-11: expired))
• KTP position at Cobham in Wimborne - Dorset
  (new on 26-Aug-11: expired)
• Composite Stress Engineer at McLaren Applied Technologies
  (new on 15-Aug-11: deadline extended)
• Technical Support Engineer at ESI Group in Cannock
  (new on 12-Aug-11: expired)
• Composite Tooling Specialist at Vestas Technology R&D in Lem - Denmark
  (new 20 July 2011: expired)
• Senior Composites Engineer in North East England
  (new on 21-Jun-11: no deadline specified)
• Senior Technical Analyst in North East England
  (new on 21-Jun-11: no deadline specified)
• Graduate Composite Processing Engineer x 2 at Gurit on IoW
  (new on 14-Jun-11: expired)
• Composite Development Engineer at GE Propellors in Gloucester
  (new on 24-May-2011: expired).
• PhD scholarship in sandwich structures at Aalborg University - Denmark
  (new on 10-May-11: expired)
• Graduate Composite Materials Development Engineer in SW England
  (Intapeople: new on 03-May-11: expired).
• Junior Designers x2 at Team Lotus in Norfolk
  (new on 28-Apr-11).
• Piping Engineer/Project Manager at Pipex in Plymouth
  (new on 26-Apr-11: position filled)
• PhD studentship in sustainable coatings at Cranfield University
  (new on 21-Apr-11: expired)

Do bear in mind this cartoon
(published in NDT News dated March 2011 and reproduced here with their permission)

... and also the comments on the CareerBuilder website in respect of social networking - it can work in your favour.