Advanced Manufacturing & Automation Engineer

Tokamak Energy; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Discretionary bonus

Share options

Pension and protection

Health and wellbeing support

Training and career progression

Fusion energy innovation

Job summary

Tokamak Energy is seeking a hands‑on engineer to join our manufacturing team, bridging research and scalable production. You will develop new manufacturing methods and support the introduction of novel technologies to create robust, repeatable processes.

Ideal candidates have practical engineering experience, adaptability and problem‑solving skills in fast‑moving environments, with ownership of challenging engineering problems.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, process, production or mechanical engineering.
• Strong hands‑on engineering skills including mechanical assembly, tooling, machining or prototype development.
• Experience developing, improving or implementing manufacturing processes.
• Experience designing, building or commissioning manufacturing tooling or fixtures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve manufacturing and assembly processes for advanced engineering products.
• Support proof‑of‑concept activities and rapid technology development programmes.
• Work closely with R&D, design and manufacturing teams to transition new technologies into production.
• Lead process development activities from early concept through to production readiness.
• Design, build and commission manufacturing tooling, jigs and fixtures.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities and manufacturing scale‑up projects.
• Create and maintain manufacturing documentation including work instructions, process flows and control plans.
• Conduct process risk assessments and support safe manufacturing operations.
• Analyse process performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Train and support technicians, operators and colleagues across manufacturing.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Hands-on engineering

Process development

Tooling design

Problem-solving

Independent work

Adaptability

Tools

Machining tools

Job description

Tokamak Energy is seeking a hands‑on engineer to join our manufacturing team, bridging research and scalable production. You will develop new manufacturing methods and support the introduction of novel technologies to create robust, repeatable processes.

Ideal candidates have practical engineering experience, adaptability and problem‑solving skills in fast‑moving environments, with ownership of challenging engineering problems.