* Full-time
* Salary: £32,729 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
* Division: Integrated Engineering
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.
* A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.
This role is potentially hybrid, but as it is a developmental role, we encourage all our Graduates to be onsite as often as possible, especially during the first few months.
Job Description
The salary for this role is £32,729.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.
UKAEA’s two-year graduate scheme is split by 80% of your time developing both your general work-related skills and professional qualifications and 20% of your working time dedicated to graduate training and development. Within the graduate training and development, there is a core suite of activities designed to develop your professional and business skills. Elements of this programme are flexible and can be tailored to your personal development needs and to those of your specific job role.
The Role
Graduate Material Joining Engineers will perform a variety of engineering tasks designed to provide experience & familiarization with staff, methods, practices, & programs of the organisation. This may include operating, maintaining & demonstrating equipment. The role holder will be expected to manage their own development continuously working towards building their knowledge & skills.
Additional Responsibilities:
* Develop understanding of joining and welding techniques across a range of materials specific to fusion applications.
* Attend regular team meetings within welding and cutting section and wider engineering installation group.
* Interfacing with design teams to understand joining requirements for various projects and programs across UKAEA including participating in design reviews.
* Liaise with third party inspection and NDT suppliers in support of projects across the authority.
* Assist with management of welding and joining documentation.
* Gain understanding of qualification processes for joining materials to national and international standards.
* Become familiar with post joining inspection techniques.
* Assist with the development of internal specifications.
* Operate within UKAEA quality, health and safety requirements.
* Represent the UKAEA Organisation and attend external outreach and careers events.
* Keep abreast of new and emerging joining technologies and techniques suitable for fusion.
* Take part in external visits such as supplier surveillance visits.
* Writing procedures, tender specifications and technical reports to support projects.
* Coordinating procurement activities ensuring value for money and budget compliance.
* Monitoring progress and quality of both sub-contract and in-house manufacturing & assembly ensuring compliance to UKAEA site standards.
* Identifying manufacturing non-conformances and discuss them with the associated stakeholders.
* Signing off completed work packages.
* Coordinating, instructing and enabling assisting staff in execution of project work.
Qualifications
* Recognised suitable engineering degree.
* Demonstrates a good understanding of engineering principles and how they can be applied.
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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