Process Engineer

Amentum; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking engineers to deliver process plant and equipment designs for nuclear containment projects. The role requires delivery focus and three office days per week to enable close collaboration with key stakeholders.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to advance OEM equipment and project goals. The ideal candidate has significant nuclear design experience, strong coordination and communication skills, and an engineering degree or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Nuclear Design.
• Design experience for gloveboxes or nuclear containment systems.
• Proficient in producing P&ID, Process Descriptions, and Process Flow Diagrams deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Delivery-focused engineering work with a requirement to be in the office three days a week to facilitate collaboration with stakeholders.
• Coordinate across engineering disciplines to resolve interfaces and ensure timely project delivery.

Skills

Nuclear Design

Process Plant Design

P&ID Knowledge

Coordination Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all.

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About The Opportunity

As part of the EUP Project 6, Amentum is looking to build a team of Engineers and Designers to deliver the scope of Process Plant and Equipment designs and nuclearisation of OEM Specialist equipment. The individual recruitment by Amentum will be reporting directly to the Engineering Lead and Project Engineering Manager.

This role requires the personnel to be delivery focused and based in office for 3 days a week to accommodate collaboration and direct interface with key project stakeholders to aid the critical project delivery.

Here’s What You’ll Need

• Significant experience in Nuclear Design.
• Process Plant and Equipment design experience with respect to gloveboxes or nuclear containment systems.
• Experience in production of standard process design deliverables such as Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, Process Descriptions, Process Flow Diagrams, Activity Sequence Diagrams, Cause and Effect Diagrams / Matrices.
• Knowledgeable in project coordination and execution skills
• Relevant Engineering degree or equivalent.
• A good team player and shall have a good presentation, communication, and written skills.
• Interpersonal ability to work in multi-disciplinary team.
• Aptitude for taking initiative.
• Experience in multidisciplinary coordination and resolving interface issues across engineering disciplines.

Our Culture

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work.

When we embrace different perspectives and work together, we become more innovative, more agile, and more successful.

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We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

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