* Salary: £40,609 (inclusive of MPP) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
* Division: Plasma Science and Fusion Operations
* Confirmed Grade: Level 4
* Department: Plasma Science and Fusion Operations Lead Team
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 ground-breaking 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.
* A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.
The salary for this role is £40,609 (inclusive of a Market Premium Payment (MPP), and onsite working is expected for at least 2 days a week.
Job Description
This role can be based at any of the following sites: Culham, Oxfordshire.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.
The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Cryogenics Engineer, you will play an important role in designing cryogenic systems for STEP, the UK’s prototype fusion power plant. You will participate in the process and equipment selection and development of P&IDs, heat and mass balances and numerical modeling supporting documentation, including technical notes and reports.
Additional Responsibilities:
* Selection of design standards and validating designs against those standards, by computation or experimentation.
* Carrying out analysis and validating analysis by others.
* Ensuring safety requirements are met.
* Engaging with Industry and the wider cryogenics sector on innovative developments.
* Supervising junior engineers or students.
* Engagement with partnering organisations.
* Other duties that are reasonable and commensurate with this role that may not be specifically referred to in this document.
* Budget responsibility for up to £100,000.
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent in Mechanical or Process Engineering or equivalent STEM subject.
* Some relevant experience in cryogenics or an adjacent field such as process engineering. This experience could be from a laboratory or an industrial setting.
* Ability to perform exploratory design calculations using first principles.
* Proven capability in engineering analysis and a good working knowledge of engineering materials and their properties.
* Experience with relevant environmental factors such as high pressures, vacuum and transient magnetic fields.
* Good communication and technical writing skills.
We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI 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.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
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