Job Description
The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy.
Mechanical Engineer - Tritium Fuel Cycle
Overview
* Provide engineering support to the continued operation of Active Gas Handling System (AGHS) at Culham. AGHS processes, separates and feeds tritium gas for experimental gloveboxes. This would include supporting routine maintenance, diagnosing and resolving faults and directly supporting the operations team within the control room.
* Directly support the lead engineer on a project to design, install and commission a brand new liquid nitrogen and gaseous nitrogen system to replace the existing system which currently supports AGHS operation.
Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
* To be considered you will need to be undertaking your degree in the United Kingdom within a relevant area and have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the year.
Additional Information
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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.
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Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.