Graduate Engineering Analyst – Graduate Scheme 2025

Overview of Responsibilities

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

 

The Modelling and Design Team provides design and analysis services for the Office of the Chief Engineer in support of the experimental facilities, MAST and JET, as well as the wider UKAEA in support of ITER, DEMO and STEP.

The purpose of the role is to carry out electro-magnetic/thermal/mechanical engineering design and analysis activities with a particular emphasis on tasks requiring expertise in the use of computer aided engineering (CAE) tools to simulate design functionality and qualify performance.  As this is a graduate/entry level role, the role holder is primarily responsible for delivering such packages of work with some level of supervision.

  • Calculations – Use established calculation tools and classical methods to evaluate design concepts. 
  • Code Writing – Undertake code testing and validation work for new analysis code modules. 
  • Design Simulation – Create FE models of components and simple assemblies for single-physics analyses and use them to explore and optimise performance of design concepts. 
  • Design Verification – Use calculation tools and FE analyses for functional verification of design concepts against defined load specifications. 

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Documentation – Complete process documents and write technical reports. 
  • Expertise – Become familiar with the routine analyses required for design of Fusion Engineering Systems. 
  • Checking – Work with checkers to ensure use of appropriate methods and models. 
  • Training – Work with trainers to gain knowledge of UKAEA methods and processes. 
  • Supervising – Work with supervisors to develop required skills. 
  • Processes – Ensure own work is completed in accordance with UKAEA processes. 
  • Management – Manage small work packages for self and work with assigned CAD designers or technicians. 
  • Testing – Potential participation in experiments and testing campaign.
Salary
£32,729 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Programme
CENTRALISED
Department
Office of the Chief Engineer - Staff
Discipline
Type of Employment
Full-time
Reference Number
REF3149K

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

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.

Benefits 

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 7and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
  • Flexible working options including family friendly policies.
  • 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
  • Wide range of career development opportunities
  • A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive
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What can I expect from the application process at UKAEA?

Once you have submitted a formal application via our website, all CVs will be reviewed shortly after the closing date of the advert.

  • Submit online application

  • Phone interview

  • Face-to-face or virtual interview

  • Other assessments

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing 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 are at the forefront of realising energy from fusion, working with industry and research partners to deliver the ground-breaking developments that will underpin tomorrow's fusion power stations with the aim of bringing fusion electricity to the grid.

As we work towards our mission and goals, UKAEA has devised values that capture the spirit of how we work. These values include being: Innovative, Committed, Trusted and Collaborative.

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