Process Engineering Graduate Programme 2022

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Process Engineering Graduate Programme 2022

Closes:
Location: Culham, Oxfordshire, UK, Europe
Salary: £29,000
Annually
Work Type: Full Time

This listing is one of the various graduate schemes offered by UKAEA. You can find more information specifically about the scheme at: https://culhamgraduatescheme

Background Information:
This is an excellent opportunity for motivated and enthusiastic graduates to join a two-year graduate scheme, where you will spend 80% of your time developing both your general work-related skills and professional qualifications, with 20% of your working time dedicated to graduate training and development. UKAEA has a nurturing community that learns from each other. 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.   What’s on offer 
  • A starting salary of £29,000
  • A dedicated mentor who will help to develop your career and experience
  • Encouragement and support to achieve your professional accreditation
  • A culture committed to being fully inclusive, supported by a Being Inclusive Strategy and Inclusion Ambassadors
  • An Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders, with a full calendar of health and wellbeing initiatives
  • Dedicated Early Careers events and team building opportunities
  • Being part of the Graduate and Early Careers community at UKAEA
  • Flexible working options including family friendly policies
  • 30.5 days annual leave increased with length of service (including privilege days and 3 days between Christmas and New Year) plus bank holidays
  • Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme
  • Annual corporate bonus scheme
  UKAEA 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 the 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 they can remove barriers to success. UKAEA are easily accessible by car and are a 10-minute walk from Culham Railway Station in Oxfordshire. You can find more information specifically about the graduate scheme at http://www.culhamgraduatescheme.com The UKAEA 2022 Graduate opportunities will be open until Friday 7th January, 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.
Responsibilities:
  • Examples of the type of work/projects you could be involved in include:
    • Focusing on key technologies and creating innovative design solutions that will be needed to address the challenges of first-generation fusion power stations.
    • Conducting research and development activities for tritium gas processing as well as contribute in the design and build of experiments that advance enabling technologies for the international market in fusion development.
    • Originating and developing design solutions for new and existing UKAEA facilities and systems as well as for future fusion devices from concept to detailed design.
    • Applying systems engineering processes.
    • Support our teams in developing new fuel cycle systems and performing practical activities associated with operations and testing of our current gas handling facilities
    • Producing technical reports, departmental notes and journal / conference papers and delivering presentations where relevant.
    • Support our teams in developing new fuel cycle systems and performing practical activities associated with operations and testing of our current gas handling facilities.
    Our scheme is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) and the Institute of Physics (IoP) as a professional development scheme.
Essential Skills:
To be considered you will need to have successfully completed your degree within the past 2 years, and will possess a relevant degree from within the specialisms listed.
  • Process Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences
If you have a degree in an area not specified but feel that you could apply your skills to a career in this discipline, we would still encourage you to apply.  We would ask you to demonstrate how your skills would be relevant to the outlined opportunities. 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. Please note – Our graduate scheme is open to applicants who have the right to work in the UK, including those on a Graduate Tier 4 Visa following completion of their degree in the UK. Please note your employment beyond the graduate scheme will be subject to your right to work status.