Graduate Electrical Engineer
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Full-time
On-site
Culham England United Kingdom
1. Fusion
Company Description
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 organisations to achieve ground breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.
Job Description
As a Graduate Electrical Engineer within the Power Distribution Group, you will contribute to a variety of projects and tasks that apply your technical knowledge while developing your skills and experience. As part of the 20% allocated for training and development, you will follow a core programme designed to build your professional and business capabilities, with flexible elements tailored to your personal development needs and the requirements of your role.
As part of the 20% dedicated to training and development, you will complete a core suite of activities aimed at enhancing your professional and business skills, with flexibility to tailor the programme to both your personal development and the needs of your specific role.
Your core responsibilities:
Carry out electrical and electronic design, build, and test activities across UKAEA programmes.
Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to ensure electronic systems are demonstrably safe through hardware and software review and analysis.
Contribute to the design, specification, procurement, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of ELV, LV, and HV electrical systems.
Support development involving HDL and embedded C software where appropriate.
Perform fault-finding and troubleshooting on electronic and electrical systems.
Participate in technical studies and produce clear, robust supporting documentation.
Gain experience in simulation modelling and analysis.
Qualifications
Degree in Science or Engineering from 2025 or '26
Confident with all Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and Powerpoint
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
Additional Information
A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/ but highlights include:
£35,227 base salary
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 and hybrid working options
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 [email protected] 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.
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 organisations to achieve ground breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.
Job Description
As a Graduate Electrical Engineer within the Power Distribution Group, you will contribute to a variety of projects and tasks that apply your technical knowledge while developing your skills and experience. As part of the 20% allocated for training and development, you will follow a core programme designed to build your professional and business capabilities, with flexible elements tailored to your personal development needs and the requirements of your role.
As part of the 20% dedicated to training and development, you will complete a core suite of activities aimed at enhancing your professional and business skills, with flexibility to tailor the programme to both your personal development and the needs of your specific role.
Your core responsibilities:
Carry out electrical and electronic design, build, and test activities across UKAEA programmes.
Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to ensure electronic systems are demonstrably safe through hardware and software review and analysis.
Contribute to the design, specification, procurement, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of ELV, LV, and HV electrical systems.
Support development involving HDL and embedded C software where appropriate.
Perform fault-finding and troubleshooting on electronic and electrical systems.
Participate in technical studies and produce clear, robust supporting documentation.
Gain experience in simulation modelling and analysis.
Qualifications
Degree in Science or Engineering from 2025 or '26
Confident with all Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and Powerpoint
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
Additional Information
A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/ but highlights include:
£35,227 base salary
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 and hybrid working options
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 [email protected] 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.