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 leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.
Job Description
As a Graduate Systems Integration Engineer, you will develop a strong understanding of systems thinking and advocate for its value across projects. You will help recommend appropriate systems-engineering processes and tools for each project phase, and support the technical development of systems throughout their lifecycle to ensure the delivery of robust, fully assured products and services.
Your core responsibilities:
* Researching and eliciting stakeholder needs, and collaborating with team members to capture, develop, and manage system requirements.
* Understanding the importance of verification (“building the system right”) and validation (“building the right system”) and supporting the collection of appropriate evidence.
* Recognising the need to manage interactions across system or subsystem boundaries and assisting in capturing and managing interfaces.
* Collaborating with team members to develop functional and physical system architectures.
* Gaining experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
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 https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/ 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 talent@ukaea.uk 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.