Engineering Analysis Group Lead

Fusion Energy Base; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 61,042 - 82,588; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Job summary

UKAEA Culham invites applications for an Engineering Analysis Group Lead. You will lead the Engineering Analysis Group, provide specialist CAE expertise, and drive design substantiation across projects with rigorous performance requirements.

You will set standards, manage the team, and foster strategic relationships with senior managers for timely support. Essential qualifications include a relevant engineering degree and Chartered Engineer status.

Qualifications

• Essential: A relevant engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Chartered Engineer Status or NAFEMS PSE Certification at Advanced level.
• Experience in direct line management and development of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical reference for CAE tooling; define and implement processes and standards from concept to detailed design.
• Lead analysis and qualification activities for projects; ensure designs are qualified.
• Manage workload and development of group staff; build strategic client relationships.

Skills

CAE tooling

Technical leadership

Project management

Quality processes

Staff development

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer Status

Tools

CAE software

Job description

Overview

The Engineering Analysis Group Lead role offers a salary of £71,815 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, with flexible working requests considered. The role is based at UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire. The role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, including Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

The Role

As Engineering Analysis Group Lead, you will lead the Engineering Analysis Group, providing specialist staff and technical expertise to support complex substantiation and qualification work across UKAEA projects and programmes. You will manage the group, provide strategic management and planning, and develop processes and methods for effective delivery. You will engage with senior project and programme managers to develop strategic relationships and ensure timely and effective support. You will provide specialist technical knowledge in CAE tools and lead the development of team leads to manage technical leadership for design substantiation of complex products and systems with demanding performance requirements. You will implement and improve quality processes relevant to Engineering Analysis and Simulation.

Key Accountabilities

• Technical / Professional: Act as a Technical Reference for all divisions in CAE tooling, define and implement processes and standards to manage design, analysis and qualification work from concept to detailed design; act as arbitrator on technical conflicts; promote group capabilities across divisions and external partners.
• Project Management: Ensure effective management of analysis and qualification activities for projects or work packages; lead technical delivery of engineering solutions while identifying and complying with relevant legislation, codes and site procedures; ensure designs are appropriately qualified by computation or experiment and adhere to international and fusion-specific design standards.
• People Management: Manage workload and development of group employees; develop team leads to align with objectives; drive capability development and training for engineering analysis; develop training plans for all involved staff; establish strategic client relationships to identify analytical support needs and define work packages within budgets.

Salary

£71,815 (inclusive of Specialist Allowance) + excellent benefits including an outstanding pension. View benefits.

Programme / Department / Discipline / Site

• Department: Product Engineering
• Discipline: Engineering
• Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
• Type of Employment: Full-time
• Reference Number: REF4192D

Qualifications

Essential: A relevant engineering degree or equivalent experience. Chartered Engineer Status or NAFEMS PSE (Professional Simulation Engineer) Certification at Advanced level. Other professional status certifications considered on merit. Experience in direct line management and development of engineers. Experience in managing large qualification work packages involving multiple analysts of different disciplines.

Desirable: Experience in quality management of engineering analysis work. Experience delivering analytical work for fusion-related projects.

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here: https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/ UKAEA is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM are encouraged. If you require adjustments for accessibility, please email [e-mail]. Vacancies are typically advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier depending on applications.