Mechanical Design Engineer (Fusion Energy)

Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; hybrid workplace

Salary: £50,000–£65,000 per year, dependent on skills and experience, plus benefits

Company

hirify.global develops fusion energy and high-temperature superconducting technologies, including HTS magnet systems, tokamak systems, and manufacturing equipment.

What you will do

• Create 3D CAD models and engineering drawings for complex mechanical systems and assemblies.
• Perform engineering analysis, including FEA, calculations, and simulations.
• Design components for performance, manufacturability, and safety in demanding operating environments.
• Collaborate with engineers, physicists, suppliers, and other multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Support testing, validation, and system integration.
• Produce clear technical documentation.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical Engineering.
• Strong CAD and mechanical design experience.
• Experience with complex, high-performance engineering systems.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of electromagnetic forces, cryogenic materials, thermal behaviour, and vacuum design principles.
• Experience with safety-critical or highly regulated systems is strongly preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with superconducting magnet systems or high-field applications.
• Experience in cryogenic engineering, vacuum systems, pressure-controlled environments, scientific instrumentation, aerospace, space systems, nuclear or fusion energy, high-power electrical systems, turbomachinery, or electromagnetic and high-current systems.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays and a discretionary festive shutdown.
• Performance-led rewards, including discretionary bonus, innovation, and merit schemes.
• Share options and pension benefits.
• Financial protection including death-in-service and critical-illness cover.
• Health and wellbeing support, training, and career progression.
• Work on fusion energy and high-temperature superconducting technologies.