Graduate Electrical Engineer

As a Graduate Electrical Engineer within the Power Distribution Group you will contribute to a variety of projects and tasks that apply your technical knowledge while developing your skills and experience. As part of the 20% allocated for training and development you will follow a core programme designed to build your professional and business capabilities with flexible elements tailored to your personal development needs and the requirements of your role.

As part of the 20% dedicated to training and development you will complete a core suite of activities aimed at enhancing your professional and business skills with flexibility to tailor the programme to both your personal development and the needs of your specific role.

Your core responsibilities:

• Carry out electrical and electronic design build and test activities across UKAEA programmes.
• Collaborate with mechanical electrical and software teams to ensure electronic systems are demonstrably safe through hardware and software review and analysis.
• Contribute to the design specification procurement installation commissioning and maintenance of ELV LV and HV electrical systems.
• Support development involving HDL and embedded C software where appropriate.
• Perform fault-finding and troubleshooting on electronic and electrical systems.
• Participate in technical studies and produce clear robust supporting documentation.
• Gain experience in simulation modelling and analysis.

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 but highlights include:

• 35227 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

UKAEAs 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 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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time