About This Role
This graduate role offers a meaningful and challenging career path within the field of fusion energy, providing opportunities for growth and development. Working alongside world-leading experts, the successful candidate will contribute to advancing groundbreaking fusion technology while building essential technical, professional, and leadership skills.
Responsibilities
- Help design and develop innovative mechanical systems that support the future of fusion energy
- Gain hands-on experience across the full engineering lifecycle, from early concepts and design through to testing, commissioning and operation
- Perform thermal and structural analyses for a range of fusion-grade components
- Present work undertaken to the wider team and capture this by writing up technical reports
- Help to plan and deliver technical work, coordinating tasks, budgets and timescales
- Work with external suppliers to make sure equipment and services meet the required standards
- Support the manufacture, assembly, testing and improvement of advanced engineering equipment and technologies
- Develop technical, project management and leadership skills through an accredited graduate programme, supporting the journey towards professional registration
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related subject from 2025 to 2027
- Driven, with a strong appetite to learn and take on new challenges
- Able to collaborate effectively and communicate clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Well organised and adaptable with the ability to plan and prioritise workload
Benefits
- Final salary defined benefit scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution
- 25 days annual leave, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
- Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions
- Take part in the Skern Lodge residential to develop new skills and build your network
Important Details
- Application deadline: 8th November 2026, 23:59
Application Process
- Candidates are limited to two applications across Early Careers programmes
About the Company
UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground-breaking advancements. Its goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.
