Senior Engineering Analyst (Fusion)

Location: Culham Campus or South Yorkshire, United Kingdom; regular onsite presence usually required 3–5 days per week, with flexible working where compatible with the role.

Salary: £57,117, inclusive of a £5,800 specialist allowance.

Company

hirify.global develops fusion energy systems and partners with industry and research organisations to advance fusion electricity and future power stations.

What you will do

• Lead the design and analysis of fusion systems and components from concept through detailed design for programmes including STEP and future fusion devices.
• Perform structural, thermal and multiphysics assessments, including analysis of systems operating in vacuum conditions and transient magnetic fields.
• Verify and validate designs against technical requirements, industry standards and legislative obligations.
• Manage design requirements, interfaces and compliance throughout engineering projects.
• Deliver engineering work packages and projects within agreed technical, cost and schedule constraints, including design, manufacture, procurement and contract activities.
• Provide technical guidance to engineers, designers, technicians and contractors, and improve engineering methods, processes and standards.

Requirements

• Degree in an engineering discipline or an equivalent qualification.
• Proven experience in engineering analysis and design, including the application of first-principles calculations.
• Strong knowledge of structural and thermal engineering, solid mechanics, engineering materials and their properties.
• Experience with engineering design standards and compliance requirements, including pressure vessel standards.
• Experience analysing systems operating in challenging environments such as vacuum conditions and transient magnetic fields.
• Experience leading technical activities and supervising engineering work within complex projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working options where compatible with the role, alongside regular onsite collaboration.
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus.
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent employer contribution of 21.5%.
• 25 days of annual leave, 2.5 privilege days, 8 Bank Holidays and 3 additional site-closure days over Christmas.
• Family-friendly leave provisions and an inclusive, accessible recruitment and working environment.