Graduate RACE Electrical Engineer – Graduate Scheme 2024
Overview of Responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Graduate RACE Electrical Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in performing a variety of electrical engineering tasks designed to provide experience & familiarisation with staff, methods, practices, & programs of the organisation. This may include being able to:
- Assist in developing and pursuing the organisational technology roadmap
- Execute project and operational responsibilities in collaboration with external partners and within allotted time scales and budget constraints
- Support business development to create future opportunities
- Manage their own development continuously working towards building their knowledge & skills
You will perform a variety of electrical engineering tasks designed to provide experience & familiarisation with staff, methods, practices, & programs of the organisation. This may include operating, maintaining & demonstrating equipment. Work will be peer reviewed by supervisors or higher level engineers.
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 20% 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.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Support Maintenance, fault finding, reverse engineering, modifications and rectification of electrical systems, wiring and service systems.
- Working with and supporting electrical engineers and technicians during the planned maintenance schedules.
- Producing Electrical Equipment designs from specifications and technical reports.
- Preparing electrical schematics and bill of materials (BOM’s) for new prototype equipment.
- Preparing and reviewing documentation to include preparation of work control documentation for plant related activities.
Qualifications
Essential Requirements:
- Recognised suitable engineering degree
To be considered you will need to have successfully completed your degree within the past 2 years at a UK university, and will possess a relevant degree from within the specialisms listed.
You will need to be self motivated, demonstrate the ability to work well with others, and have an interest in the development of a cleaner energy. Additionally, you will be passionate about self-development and you should have a proactive approach to your work with an enthusiasm to achieving your full potential.
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.
For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.
