Mechanical Calculation Engineer (JDO)

EDF Energy; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Energy is seeking a skilled Mechanical Engineer to tackle complex piping engineering challenges at Hinkley Point C. As part of a dynamic team, you will support field design activities, ensuring compliance with project milestones while engaging with various stakeholders. This role requires expertise in mechanical calculations and familiarity with nuclear industry standards, offering a competitive salary and diverse benefits.

Benefits

Enhanced parental leave

Electric vehicle leasing

Health insurance

Product discounts

Gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in nuclear industry preferred.
• Knowledge of EUROCODE, ASME, RCC-M codes required.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical stress analyses and propose modifications as needed.
• Check calculation notes and guide drawings ensuring compliance with QA.
• Gather input data and prepare loading description reports.

Skills

Mechanical Calculations

Stress Analyses

Stakeholder Engagement

Report Writing

Education

Master’s in Science or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PDMS

NavisWorks

PIPESTRESS

RSTAB

ANSYS

Job description

About the Role

Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater

Are you a skilled Mechanical Engineer with a passion for solving complex piping engineering challenges? Join our dynamic team at EDF UK and play a crucial role in supporting field design activities for the piping discipline. Your expertise will be vital in handling interfaces with various disciplines and resolving engineering issues during on-site installation of pipework and supports.

The Opportunity

EDF EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) is tasked with delivering the design for several nuclear island (NI) buildings, systems, and equipment contracts for the Hinkley Point C EPR Project. This involves working through an integrated team, supporting HPC construction and commissioning efforts, and preparing design replication feasibility and engineering activities for the Sizewell C Project. As a result, a Technical Directorate is being established to oversee the engineering disciplines and technical expertise needed to successfully deliver these projects through EPR-E’s integrated teams.

As the Mechanical Calculation Engineer, you will work closely with the discipline manager to organise the team and ensure the closure of site queries in compliance with HPC project milestones. You will interact with different stakeholders to support the successful completion of the project. Your role will involve performing mechanical stress analyses, proposing modifications, and maintaining quality assurance procedures in delivering the design.

Pay, Benefits & Culture

The salary range associated with this role is between £55,000 - £60,000 (Grade B). You’ll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications. We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you will gather input data, analyse and update hypothesis notes, and prepare loading description reports. You will engage with various stakeholders to clarify issues and perform mechanical stress analyses, including piping flexibility calculations and FEA calculations. If sizing criteria are not met, you will propose appropriate modifications and perform hand calculations to assess feasibility. You will check calculation notes and guide drawings subcontracted to external companies, ensuring compliance with Edvance’ s QA procedures.

Who You Are

You’ll hold a master’s in science or mechanical engineering degree with experience in Mechanical Calculations, preferably in the nuclear industry. Possess knowledge of EUROCODE, ASME, and RCC-M codes, as well as 2D and 3D design software such as PDMS, NavisWorks, PIPESTRESS, RSTAB, and ANSYS.

Your experience includes working with piping and support calculation tools and in a multicultural environment. Have excellent interpersonal skills, conscientious, organised, ability to meet commitments, deadlines and have strong report writing abilities.

Desirable qualifications include knowledge of the HPC project or previous EPR studies, nuclear engineering.

Closing date for applications is 29th June 2025

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