Mechanical Engineer

TN United Kingdom; South Oxfordshire; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in fusion energy is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join their Tritium Fuel Cycle division. The role involves designing and developing innovative solutions for fusion fuel cycles, ensuring safe operations for tritium research. Candidates should possess a mechanical engineering degree and relevant experience in design documentation.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant STEM subject.
• Experience in producing detailed design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design of new H3AT facilities.
• Support engineering delivery of Supplier Engineering Package.
• Produce Functional Specifications and other engineering documentation.

Skills

Engineering experience

Technical solutions

Design documentation

Education

Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

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The salary for this role is £40,609(inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days a week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and help shape the future of fusion energy. As a Mechanical Engineer in the Tritium Fuel Cycle (TFC) division, you'll engage in functional and development activities for a world-class fusion fuel cycle on-site. You'll primarily contribute to the design of new H3AT facilities, advancing enabling technologies for the international fusion development market. These projects are central to our mission of developing nuclear fusion as a viable energy source, with the ultimate goal of commercialization.

Our unit is looking for an engineer who can find technical solutions, interpret and apply their knowledge to complete projects to a high standard. You'll work according to established technical management processes, delivering solutions with engineering integrity suitable for nuclear operations. As a Mechanical Engineer, you'll be responsible for identifying and supporting viable technical solutions for the design, build, test, and commissioning of tritium-compatible fuel cycle plants and associated equipment, ensuring safe and operational facilities for tritium research.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Support engineering delivery of a Supplier Engineering Package, ensuring designs meet requirements and standards.
• Assist teams in the design, development, procurement and construction of experimental apparatus, lab facility and prototyping rigs to evaluate relevant technologies.
• Produce Functional Specifications, Datasheets, Equipment Lists, General Arrangement Drawings, and other engineering documentation.
• Support the development of project strategies and prioritisation, contributing technical expertise to shape project direction.
• Support the team on supplier interactions, including factory acceptance tests (FATs), change management, contract support, and compliance with technical control standards.

Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent level in relevant STEM subject with demonstratable engineering experience.
• Experience producing concept, preliminary, and detailed design documentation, including Functional Specifications, Datasheets, Equipment Lists, General Arrangement Drawings, including for managing vendor input.

Desirable

• Experience with procurement in support of project work.
• Experience with high purity gas systems, hydrogen, and/or vacuum systems.

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [emailprotected] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.