Overview of Responsibilities

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy.

Multi-fidelity material models for predicting fusion component performance. In the Applied Materials Technology group we develop the technologies that will be used to qualify fusion components for extreme and untestable environments. We work on developing new experimental hardware to obtain rich data and the advanced computional methods that are required to link this data to simulations for engineering decision making. You will be responsible for a creating a fusion relevant component test case to analyse the predictive capability of material models of increasing fidelity. You will perform laboratory based material scale experiments to calibrate the material model. You will then use these material models to predict the response of a component scale test case you have designed using finite element analysis and experiments. Throughout your placement you will have the opportunity to learn and apply advanced image-based experimental methods such as Digital Image Correlation. You will also have the opportunity to learn the latest open source engineering simulation tools and deploy them on a super computing cluster. We are looking for someone who can readily adapt to multi-disciplinary project demands and can quickly learn new technical skills.

We have an excellent opportunity for motivated and enthusiastic university students to join our 2024 Industrial Placement Programme. We offer excellent opportunities for motivated and enthusiastic undergraduate students to join our 2023 Year in Industry scheme. Our scheme gives you a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of one of the most advanced sources of sustainable and clean energy. During your year-long placement with us, you will experience a broad range of diverse tasks, work on real projects, and gain invaluable experience within the fusion energy sector.

Salary

£20,213+ excellent benefits

Programme

FTF

Department

Fusion Technology - Technical Department

Discipline

Engineering

Site Location

UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire or Rotherham, Yorkshire

Type of Employment

Full-time

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Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• To be considered you will need to be undertaking your degree in the United Kingdom within a relevant area and have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the year.

Additional Information

All applications will be initially reviewed by our hiring teams and then passed on to Project leads. If shortlisted, you will be contacted by a member of the recruiting team to arrange an interview.

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly from individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, including nationality and citizenship, people with disabilities, (visible and hidden) and women. The Executive team with support from our EDI 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, is actively promoting EDI and taking steps to increase the diversity of our people through reinforcing best practice in recruitment and selection, and revaluating approaches where it is clear we can remove barriers to success. We are easily accessible by car and are a 10-minute walk from Culham Railway Station in Oxfordshire.

Our 2024 Industrial Placement opportunities will be open until Friday 5th January 2024, however, please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if large or sufficient numbers of applications are received, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Please note all employees working at the UK Atomic Energy Authority will be required to complete an online Disclosure Certificate application as part of their clearance - The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks will show the details of all current criminal convictions (convictions considered unspent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974) or will confirm that there are no such convictions.

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