Electrical, Control & Instrumentation 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 an Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineer and play a key role in delivering the systems that support cutting-edge fusion energy projects and programmes. Working across a diverse portfolio of engineering challenges, you will contribute technical expertise through the full project lifecycle, helping turn innovative concepts into operational solutions. This is an excellent opportunity to work on complex, high-impact projects in a unique research and technology environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the delivery of small to medium electrical, control and instrumentation work packages and technical studies.
• Develop requirements, specifications and engineering designs for electrical, control and instrumentation systems.
• Manage the design, procurement, installation, commissioning and maintenance of assigned electrical systems.
• Produce and maintain engineering documentation, including specifications, test procedures and technical reports.
• Prepare and support design reviews and project progress meetings to ensure successful delivery.
• Ensure all work complies with relevant legislation, standards, codes of practice and safety requirements.
• Create electrical drawings directly or through specialist design support where appropriate.
• Take ownership of assigned work packages, ensuring technical, safety and cost objectives are achieved.
• Prepare engineering procedures, risk assessments, method statements and other safety documentation.
• Supervise contractors and multidisciplinary engineering teams as required to support project delivery.

What You’ll Bring

• An honours degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related discipline with relevant post-graduate engineering experience, or an HND in an Electrical/Electronics discipline (or equivalent) with significant industrial experience.
• Experience delivering electrical, control and instrumentation engineering activities across the project lifecycle.
• Experience working under formal safety management arrangements, including risk assessments, method statements and permit-to-work systems.
• Knowledge of the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of electrical systems.
• Experience producing technical engineering documentation, specifications and associated design records.
• BS 7671 18th Edition qualification is desirable.

UKAEA is an onsite organisation, and this role requires onsite presence 5 days a week in line with business needs.

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
• 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.