Job Description

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world's energy? If so, read on.


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 industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.


As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

Outstanding

defined benefit pension scheme,

details of which can be found at the end of this advert.

Corporate

bonus scheme up to

7

*%

and a

Relocation

allowance (if eligible).

Flexible working options

including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.

Employee Assistance Programme

and trained Mental Health First Aiders,

Generous annual leave

allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays Wide range of

career development opportunities

A vibrant

culture

committed to equality and being fully

inclusive

The salary for this role is

56,596 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance)

.

Onsite working is expected for

3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.


This role is based at the following site:

Whitehaven, Cumbria

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

In this role, you will act as a technical expert in remote handling technology, supporting the design and delivery of equipment for nuclear decommissioning in challenging environments.


Your expertise will span areas such as machinery and tooling design, welding and size reduction techniques, and lifting and handling operations. You will also contribute to remote robotic solutions, systems engineering and integration, and the design of equipment suitable for nuclear environments, including challenges such as radiation, contamination, restricted access, magnetic fields, and heat.


You will play a vital role in ensuring technically sound, safe, and innovative solutions aligned with established project methodologies.


If you're enthusiastic about working in engineering projects within a multi-disciplinary, collaborative and friendly team, providing direction, advice, and guidance in remote handling technology, and designing electro-mechanical devices, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Accountabilities:

Design, analyse, and review complex electro-mechanical devices and robotic tooling, performing calculations and setting internal standards while sharing knowledge and coaching peers. Independently conduct system engineering activities including defining requirements, verifying designs, and managing technical documentation and specifications. Support procurement, manufacture, quality verification, testing, maintenance, and repair of robotic systems and tooling to ensure project requirements are met. Supervise and mentor technical team members, fostering effective teamwork and ensuring delivery of high-quality engineering solutions.

Qualifications

Essential:

BEng in a relevant subject or equivalent professional experience. Experience in the design and delivery of complex systems or equivalent machinery.

Desirable:

Chartered Engineer as part of a professional engineering institution.

Additional Information

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 talent@ukaea.uk 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.