Safety Case Engineer

About us

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

Join UKAEA's Safety Case Engineering team and play a critical role in supporting the safe delivery of fusion energy. This position sits within the Office of the Chief Engineer and is responsible for developing and maintaining safety cases that demonstrate UKAEA's highest hazards are managed to an As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) standard and comply with regulatory requirements.

Working across complex, high-hazard facilities and projects, you will provide specialist technical leadership on radiological and non-radiological safety cases, influencing design decisions, project delivery and safety governance. You'll collaborate with experts from across UKAEA and the wider fusion community, helping to establish UKAEA as a world leader in fusion safety

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What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the production, management and maintenance of safety cases for complex, high-hazard facilities and projects.
• Ensure safety cases meet project requirements, regulatory obligations and ALARP principles.
• Act as the technical lead for assigned safety cases, working closely with project and engineering teams.
• Contribute to design reviews and present safety case submissions to senior safety governance boards.
• Apply Design Basis Analysis (DBA), Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) and other assessment methodologies to support safety case development.
• Produce technical reports, assessments and supporting documentation to justify safety case conclusions.
• Interpret specialist input from engineering, health physics, waste management and safety teams to demonstrate effective hazard control.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, contractors and specialist service providers.
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for safety case outputs and governance activities.
• Support the continuous improvement of safety case methodologies, tools and best practice across UKAEA and the wider fusion sector

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Engineering, Physics or a related scientific discipline.
• Significant experience developing and delivering safety cases within a high-hazard, highly regulated environment.
• Extensive experience of Design Basis Analysis (DBA) and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA).
• Strong knowledge of safety case methodologies, including fault schedules, hazard identification and HAZOP studies.
• Proven ability to deliver complex technical work programmes and balance safety requirements with project objectives.
• Experience providing technical leadership and influencing multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of radiation physics and experience supporting radiological safety cases would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with HTML, XML or related technical systems would be beneficial.

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found  here and highlights include: 

• £57117  base salary inclusive of specialist allowance
• 7% corporate performance bonus 
• Final salary defined benefit scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution 
• 25 days annual leave, 2.5 privilege days and 8 Bank Holidays
• 3 days of site closure over Christmas break
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions

Our commitment to ED&I

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce.

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit. Further information can be found  here .