Liquid Metal Mhd Lead

Company Description
By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.
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 are at the forefront of realising energy from fusion, working with industry and research partners to deliver the ground-breaking developments that will underpin tomorrow's fusion power stations with the aim of bringing fusion electricity to the grid.
As we work towards our mission and goals, UKAEA has devised values (**Innovative, Committed, Trusted and Collaborative**) that capture the spirit of how we work.

**Job Description**:
As Liquid Metal MHD Lead you will lead activities associated with validation of fusion components that utilise flowing liquid metals, with a particular focus on understanding magnetohydrodynamic phenomena through experimental work.
You will work with, and lead experimental work on, liquid metal aspects of facilities such as CHIMERA at FTF - a unique facility for testing component-scale equipment with liquid metals in strong magnetic fields.

**Key Duties**:

- Lead the development of testing of liquid metals, including magnetohydrodynamic effects, for validation of fusion components in representative environments
- Provide technical expertise on design and exploitation of liquid metal test facilities including experiment design, diagnostic techniques, and safe operational practices
- Provide technical input on use of computer simulation for modelling of magnetohydrodynamic phenomena within liquid metal cooled components to enable component validation
- Shape and deliver UKAEA’s strategy for liquid metal testing and component validation by building capability in this growing area
- Collaborate extensively across internal and external groups and programmes to solve liquid metal testing and component validation challenges for fusion
- **Additional Information**:

- Travel between Rotherham and Culham will be necessary**.**:

- Hybrid working will be considered

**Qualifications**:
This role could be at one of two levels.
Both levels will require:

- Demonstrable experience in eExperimental techniques for understanding liquid metal thermal hydraulics and heat transfer, with a particular focus on magnetohydrodynamic phenomena
- Track record of design and exploitation of liquid metal test facilities including experiment design
- Demonstrable experience of sSafe operation of liquid metal test systems, particularly within a research environment
- Application of numerical simulation techniques for modelling liquid metal flows with magnetohydrodynamic phenomena
- Ability to Working work independently in a multidisciplinary environment
- Excellent communication skills
- Holds, or working towards, chartered status with an appropriate body

In addition, at the more senior level the role will requireyou will:

- Demonstrable experience of Eevaluating and leading technical strategy at a senior level

Desirable Experience and Qualifications:

- Leading or managing teams and supervising other staff
- Experience in writing research grant proposals

Additional Information
Our comprehensive benefits package includes a vibrant **culture** committed to being fully **inclusive**, an **Employee Assistance Programme** and trained Mental Health First Aiders, **Flexible working options** including family friendly policies, **Emergency **paid* leave**, Generous **annual leave allowance **(30.5 days) increased with length of service, wide range of **career development opportunities**, outstanding **defined benefit pension scheme**; Corporate **bonus scheme* and a **Relocation** allowance (if eligible).