Senior Magnet 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

• Developing high temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology to support with fusion and non-fusion projects.
• Working with external collaborators as required to develop HTS magnet designs and HTS magnet technology.
• Taking ownership of magnet development activities ensuring the work is focussed on the project objectives.
• Taking ownership of the magnet prototype development and the associated test plans.  Working with the wider team to ensure the instrumentation and test facilities will provide the required test data.
• Developing multiphysics magnet simulation tools to aid both design and understanding of test data.
• Taking responsibility for the safety and quality of the prototype testing.
• Working with the wider team to review collected data during experiments to diagnose magnet prototype performance and steer the test campaign accordingly to ensure successful magnet testing.
• Developing and specifying data analysis tools and software packages as required.
• Interpreting test results and producing clear written reports.
• Liaising with international research facilities and wire suppliers to assist in the procurement and characterisation of very large HTS tape quantities for upcoming magnets. 
• Ensure magnet development projects stay focussed to deliver against the defined SMART objectives of the project.
• Liaise with project and program managers as requested.
• Offering guidance to less experienced magnet engineers and technicians.
• 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:

• Driving on Company business
• Working with electricity (possibly HV as well as LV)
• Working with or in the vicinity of equipment that produces high magnetic fields.
• Travel outside of Europe or North America on company business

Requirements

Essential

• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant Engineering or Physics based discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working with high-technology equipment and complex systems, preferably with magnetic fields, superconducting magnets and cryogenic systems.
• A good understanding of modelling techniques required for axis-symmetric and full 3-D complex coil system modelling.
• An understanding of the coupled system modelling required for quench propagation simulation in HTS magnets.
• Ability to work cross functionally in a collaborative manner as required to support the R&D activities and program delivery.
• Demonstrated track record of innovation, creativity and project delivery in a complex engineering / technology development environment.
• Broad engineering experience is desirable, as magnet development work is a highly multidisciplinary field.

 
 Desirable

• Experience of working with MATLAB and Python is desirable.
• A working knowledge of the capabilities of Dassault OPERA, COMSOL and ANSYS is desirable.

Benefits

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.