Electrical Project Engineer

Overview of Responsibilities

About us  

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 organisations to achieve ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.  

About the job 

Join UKAEA as a Power Systems Engineer and apply your expertise to the development of complex power conversion systems that support cutting-edge fusion research. You will contribute to high-impact engineering projects, helping to advance technologies that are critical to the future of fusion energy. This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging programmes, develop specialist knowledge, and influence innovative engineering solutions.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Deliver technical studies and engineering work packages for power conversion and related systems from concept through to detailed design.
• Develop design solutions for fusion and plant systems that meet project requirements and operational needs.
• Support projects involving critical infrastructure, including programmes with site-wide or external stakeholders.
• Provide technical advice on system design, operational issues and fault-finding activities.
• Perform engineering analysis and design calculations to evaluate and optimise technical solutions.
• Apply appropriate engineering tools, methodologies and analysis software to support design studies.
• Ensure projects are delivered within scope, specification and agreed budgets and schedules.
• Maintain compliance with engineering standards, management systems, policies and safe working practices.
• Produce technical reports, engineering documentation and technical publications where required.
• Support the development of engineering capability by sharing specialist technical knowledge.

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent relevant qualification.
• Background in power systems engineering or power electronics.
• Experience applying engineering standards, industry best practice and safe systems of work.
• Ability to perform engineering analysis and first-principles design calculations.
• Knowledge of engineering materials and their properties, with experience applying this knowledge to engineering designs.
• Experience using engineering analysis tools to support design and technical studies.

UKAEA is an onsite organisation, and this role requires regular onsite presence (usually between 3-5 days in any given week) in line with business needs. We actively support flexible working arrangements where this is compatible with the role.

Benefits 

We have a generous range of benefits (see the full list here) and highlights include:   

• A salary of £43,702 (inclusive of a £3,300 specialist allowance)   
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus / (Subject to eligibility, annual bonus of up to 15% of base salary (comprising up to 7% corporate bonus and up to 8% based on individual performance).)
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution  
• 25 days annual leave plus 2.5 ‘privilege’ days; 8 Bank Holidays
• Additional 3 days of site closure over Christmas break  
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions  

Our commitment to ED&I 

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. 

Please email talent@ukaea.uk if you have any questions or require adjustments to help you participate fairly in our recruitment process, for example changes to the way we interview or share information. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. 

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. All appointments are made on merit and further information can be found here.