Senior Thermal Hydraulic Analysis Engineer
Advanced Nuclear / SMR Programme
Location: Derby / Manchester / Warrington | Hybrid Working Available
Salary: £53,800 - £66,500 + Bonus & Excellent Benefits
Morson are supporting a pioneering advanced engineering organisation as they continue to grow their specialist Performance & Analysis capability, supporting one of the UK's most exciting low-carbon energy programmes.
This is a rare opportunity to work at the forefront of reactor performance, thermal hydraulic analysis, modelling, simulation, and validation activities within a highly technical and safety-critical environment.
The Role
Working within the specialist Performance & Analysis function, you'll support the development, validation, verification, and continuous improvement of thermal hydraulic analysis methods, models, and tools used to support reactor design, transient and fault analysis, plant performance, and safety case substantiation.
You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams across methods development, testing, safety, and design on technically complex modelling and analysis programmes.
Key Areas:
Thermal hydraulic & fluid systems analysis
Verification, Validation & Uncertainty Quantification (VVUQ)
Reactor transient & fault analysis
Python-based analysis tool development
Linux & High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Experimental benchmarking & validation
Advanced reactor & SMR technologies
We'd Love to Hear From You If You Have:
Thermal hydraulics, fluid systems, or process systems analysis
Verification & validation (V&V / VVUQ)
Safety-critical engineering environments
Modelling, simulation, benchmarking, or uncertainty analysis
Python development for engineering/scientific applications
Technical report writing and stakeholder communication
Experience with the below would be highly advantageous:
RELAP
FLOMASTER
VIPRE
CTF
GOTHIC
Qualifications
Degree qualified in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or similar
Chartered Engineer status, or working towards chartership, desirable
Salary & Benefits
Salary between £53,800 – £66,500
Bonus up to 12.5%
£2,200 flexible benefits allowance
Excellent pension scheme
28 days holiday + bank holidays, with option to buy/sell additional days
Private medical insurance
Life assurance
Enhanced family-friendly policies including IVF support
Flexible & hybrid working
Home office allowance
This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing advanced engineering organisation delivering one of the UK's most innovative and technically challenging programmes.
If you're passionate about complex engineering analysis and solving technically challenging problems within a safety-critical environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note: Due to the nature of the work, successful applicants will be required to undergo BPSS and DBS clearance checks.
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