Magnet Development Engineer

Company Background

What if there was a limitless, safe, clean, low-cost energy source, providing much needed global energy security? What if that energy source could also help reduce climate change? We believe that’s fusion energy. Tokamak Energy is a leading global commercial fusion energy company based near Oxford, UK. We are taking established science and building on it by pioneering the use of spherical tokamaks in conjunction with high temperature superconducting magnets.

The company, founded in 2009 as a spin-off from the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, currently employs a growing team of over 180 people with talent from the UK and around the world including expert scientific, engineering, industrial and commercial capabilities. The company has more than 55 families of patent applications and has raised over £100m of private investment.

Once realised, fusion energy will be a key enabler for meeting world energy requirements and climate policy goals. Come and be a part of a dynamic and innovative team who are striving to provide a solution to one of humanity’s greatest challenges: clean and sustainable energy for all.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Work closely with technicians to fabricate high temperature superconducting (HTS) components, such as joints, coils and full magnet assemblies, developing manufacturing processes and techniques for fusion and other applications.
• Design and use bespoke experimental test equipment, working with mechanical design engineers to design components.
• Work closely with technicians to instrument and test HTS components and magnets under cryogenic conditions.
• Analyse data using numerical software packages such as Matlab,
• Develop design tools and modelling code, where appropriate.
• Interpret test results, produce clear written reports, and present findings to key internal stakeholders.
• Conduct safety analyses and safety case preparation for new activities conducted in the laboratory;
• Liaise with stakeholders internal to Tokamak Energy;
• Liaise with key external suppliers and subcontractors;
• Support commercialisation of the company’s HTS magnet technology;
• Generate and document intellectual property;

Hazard-specific / Safety-critical duties

This job includes the following hazards or safety-critical activities which will require successful pre-employment health screening through our occupational health service before the successful candidate will be allowed to start work:

• Working at height (ladders, scissor lifts, cherry pickers & scaffolding)
• Occasional night working (11pm-6am) if required to support business targets
• Work in hot or cold environments
• Driving on Company business
• Working with electricity (LV only)
• Work with cryogenic fluids including liquid nitrogen
• Working with or in the vicinity of equipment that produces high magnetic fields
• Working with materials that are managed under the control of substances hazardous to health regulations (COSHH)
• Travel outside of Europe or North America on company business

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant Engineering or Physics based discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working with cryogenic experimental apparatus.
• Awareness of basic mechanical design principles such as materials selection, common machining techniques, specific considerations for cryogenic operation, etc.
• Demonstrated experience of working with electrical measurement equipment and instrumentation such as power supplies, voltmeters, magnetic field sensors and temperature sensors.
• Thorough understanding of measurement accuracy, sensitivity, precision and resolution.
• Experience of working with LabVIEW is desirable.
• Willingness to work ‘hands on’ in a laboratory setting.
• High degree of self-organisation, motivation, and commitment to working to defined timescales.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work in a mixed team of engineers, physicists, designers, and technicians designing innovative and complex devices.
• Leadership skills, to guide technicians and take responsibility for delivering high quality outputs
• Demonstrated track record of innovation, creativity and project delivery in a complex engineering / technology development environment.
• A broad engineering experience would be useful, as magnet development work is a highly multidisciplinary field.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Company pension scheme
• Eligible for company share option scheme
• Company bonus scheme, discretionary, dependant on performance
• Private medical insurance after 3 months service
• Cycle to work scheme

No terminology in the advert or job description is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

Important information for candidates

Pre-employment screening

Please note that the appointment of the successful candidate will be subject to standard pre-employment screening, as applicable to the post. This will include right-to-work, proof of identity and references.

Data privacy

Please note that any personal data submitted to Tokamak Energy as part of the job application process will be processed in accordance with the GDPR and related UK data protection legislation, for more information regarding GDPR please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation

Equality of opportunity

Entry into employment with the Tokamak Energy and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. No applicant or member of staff shall be discriminated against because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Working arrangements

Please note this role does offer hybrid working, our model sets out a minimum 60% onsite / 40% home working split

Part time working or job share options will be reviewed on an individual basis.