Graduate Vacuum Engineer

UK Atomic Energy Authority; Abingdon; Híbrido; GBP 27.000 - 35.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Final salary pension

25 days annual leave

Flexible working

Family-friendly leave

Skern Lodge residential

Descripción de la vacante

UK Atomic Energy Authority offers a Graduate Development Programme for scientists and engineers aiming to advance fusion energy technologies. You will work on innovative vacuum engineering projects linked to MAST-U and develop technical, project management, and leadership skills with world-leading experts.

This role emphasizes collaboration, learning, and growth, with accreditation by professional bodies and a pathway toward professional registration.

Formación

• Degree in Science or Engineering from 2025 to 2027.
• Driven, with a strong appetite to learn and take on new challenges.
• Able to collaborate effectively and communicate clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Well organised and adaptable with the ability to plan and prioritise workload.

Responsabilidades

• Help deliver innovative vacuum engineering solutions supporting one of the UK's most advanced fusion experiments, MAST-U.
• Work on real-world engineering projects from designing equipment to testing and commissioning, improving system performance.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers and technical specialists to solve challenges while developing leadership skills through our accredited graduate programme.

Conocimientos

Teamwork

Communication

Learning agility

Educación

Degree in Science or Engineering (2025–2027)

Descripción del empleo

Fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industryand research organisations to achieveground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the gridby developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.

What you'll join

Your degree got you this far. Where could fusion energy take you?

If you're looking for your first graduate role and want a career that's meaningful, challenging, and packed with opportunities to grow, UKAEA's Graduate Development Programme could be the perfect next step. Working alongside world-leading experts, you'll help advance groundbreaking fusion technology while building the technical, professional, and leadership skills needed for a successful career. This is your chance to be part of an industry that's helping create a sustainable future for generations to come.

How you'll develop

• Help deliver innovative vacuum engineering solutions that support one of the UK's most advanced fusion experiments, MAST-U.
• Work on a variety of real-world engineering projects, from designing and specifying equipment to testing, commissioning and improving system performance.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers and technical specialists to solve complex challenges while developing your technical, project management and leadership skills through our accredited graduate programme, recognised by IMechE, IET and IoP, supporting your journey towards professional registration.

What you'll need

• Degree in Science or Engineering from 2025 to 2027
• Driven, with a strong appetite to learn and take on new challenges
• Able to collaborate effectively and communicate clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Well organised and adaptable with the ability to plan and prioritise workload

We have a generous range of benefits (see the full list here) and highlights include:

• Final salary defined benefit scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution.
• 25 days annual leave, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions.
• Take part in our Skern Lodge residential to develop new skills and build your network.

Our commitment to ED&I

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.

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