Graduate Manufacturing Technology Equipment Qualification

4 days ago

Culham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Culham Centre for Fusion Energy Full time £37,500 - £60,000 per year
Overview of Responsibilities

As Manufacturing Technology Equipment Qualification Graduate, you will enable the qualification of materials, manufacturing processes, components and assemblies to appropriate fusion Codes and Standards and to facilitate the transfer of developed manufacturing and joining solutions into the industrial production supply chain to meet fusion device manufacturing requirements.

Your core responsibilities:

  • Assist in research and development activities by contributing to the assessment of innovative manufacturing processes and joining methods.
  • Help plan and carry out testing, characterisation, and verification tasks to support the qualification of materials, processes, and components in line with industry best practise.
  • Participate in collaborative efforts to explore how research outcomes can be applied in industrial settings, supporting the development of the fusion manufacturing supply chain.
  • Perform a variety of technical tasks designed to provide experience & familiarization with staff, methods, practices, & programs of the Group and wider Division.
  • Develop knowledge and understanding of fusion relevant topics and apply this learning to assigned projects.

Salary

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Programme

Department

Technology Department

Discipline

Human Resources

Site Location

UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Type of Employment

Full-time

Reference Number

REF3912R

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 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 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.

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