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 ground breaking 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
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive

Job Description
The salary for this role is £54,376 (inclusive of a Market Premium Payment (MPP)). Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.
This role can be based at any of the following sites: Culham, Oxfordshire.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• A relevant degree in a recognised STEM subject;
• Extensive experience of applying Systems Engineering principles;
• Demonstrable ability to grasp the basics of an engineering concept and explore wider implications;
• Previous experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams, developing complex systems.

BENEFICIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Membership of, or accreditation with, INCOSE.
  Additional Information
  A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/
  UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our ‘Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion 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.
  UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email talent@ukaea.uk if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.

THE ROLE

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Senior Systems Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in providing Systems Engineering services across a range of UKAEA projects, focussing initially on support to the JET Decommissioning and Repurposing programme. You will provide hands-on Systems Engineering support to projects at all lifecycle stages, from establishing the initial outline requirements, through the design and implementation phases, to verification that the final delivered solution meets the original design intent.
The post holder will support projects that span from the long-term development of new facilities to short term intensive upgrade, repair and replacement of existing systems and to the decommissioning of legacy equipment and buildings. They will be concerned with Systems Engineering support to the development and management of the design and realisation of complex systems and must be able to demonstrate an ability to deal with ambiguity and the application of Systems Engineering to emergent technologies. They are required to demonstrate an understanding of the Systems Engineering toolkit and bring with them some practical experience of having applied this in a range of different situations. They need the flexibility to apply Systems Engineering ideas pragmatically, including in non-standard circumstances and to define efficient processes for decommissioning.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing Systems Engineering expertise to multi-disciplinary project teams;
• Supporting the technical development of systems throughout the project lifecycle;
• Producing Systems Engineering documents as defined in the Systems Engineering Management Plan;
• Contributing to the formulation of pragmatic Systems Engineering approaches to support the delivery of projects;
• Being capable of operating both on your own and in coordination with other members of the Systems Engineering team.
  Qualifications