Senior Process Modeller

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 leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible)
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders,
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive
  
  

The salary for this role is £56.596 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). Onsite working is expected for 3 days a week due to operational needs, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

This role will be based in Culham, Oxfordshire.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Senior Process Modeller, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and updating the simulation environment and developing models for fusion fuel cycle systems to integrate into designs for a prototype fusion fuel cycle..

The role will also contribute to the definition and analysis of experimental work required to generate data for model validation.

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for development, validation, and implementation of the models of hydrogen-specific phenomena for the conditions relevant to fusion fuel cycle processes.
• Defining work packages for the multidisciplinary team, manging delivery to maintain standards of quality, checking, review and deadlines.
• Responsible for sourcing data for the validation of models from literature.
• Developing scope for experimental work required for model validation.
• Collaboration with other UKAEA departments as well as with external partners.
• Work in accordance with UKAEA policy and undertake any other reasonable tasks or duties requested by your manager.
• Ensure that your behaviour promotes the safety, health and welfare of yourself and your colleagues
• Actively promote UKAEA’s values, championing a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Represent and promote H3AT’s innovative offerings and technical specialisms both internally and externally.
  
  

Essential:

• A relevant engineering degree or equivalent
• Experience in producing and validating computational models of process plant.
• Experience in producing and fitting kinetic models of chemical reactions or adsorption/desorption processes.
• Experience in design of process plant.
• Evidence of understanding of the technology development pipeline from concept to design.
• Ability to use statistical analysis for uncertainty quantification.
• Experience in process modelling using Aspen, including Aspen Dynamics.
  
  

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.

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