Mechanical Cad Designer

Mechanical CAD Designer
Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK
Full-time
Salary: £52,293 (inclusive of MPP) + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire
Confirmed Grade: Level 5
Department: IED - Integrated Design Unit

Company Description

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 ground-breaking 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 of up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
- Flexible working options including family friendly policies.
- Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
- Emergency paid leave, Generous annual leave allowance (30.5 days) increased with length of service.
- Wide range of career development opportunities.
- A vibrant culture committed to being fully inclusive.

Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As a Mechanical CAD Designer, you will autonomously produce CAD documents to UKAEA CAD Standards for the design of fusion devices and related technologies.

You'll need to be highly experienced in the use of CAD applications and be able to advise on the most appropriate CAD outputs to meet the customer requirements. You'll also have to be acutely aware of the need to evolve our working practices towards model based and actively contribute to UKAEA’s transition.

You will develop strong working relationships with the engineering delivery team and confidently develop CAD documents to appropriate levels of maturity in line with the products lifecycle.

Additional Responsibilities:

- Production, Presentation and Peer Review of 2D and 3D Drawings to UKAEA CAD Standards.
- Contribute to the development of Model Based CAD methodologies including the use of Model Based Definition (MBD).
- Application of tolerances (including GD&T) & Tolerance Stack Analysis to ensure the product functions as intended.
- Appropriate decomposition of CAD as per the system architecture.
- Regular review of the system architecture in collaboration with the Systems Engineering team to ensure fitness for purpose.
- Plant and component surveys, both manual and technology assisted.
- Estimation of effort to inform project scheduling and budgets.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

- A Mechanical Engineering HND/HNC/Apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
- A sound understanding of CAD tools and their application within the design process.
- A good working knowledge of BS 8888:2020 and its normative references.
- Experience designing technically complex highly integrated systems.
- Strong working knowledge of materials, Design For Manufacture (DFM) & Design For Assembly (DFA).
- A good understanding of configuration control.

Additional Information:

For a full list of benefits and to apply, select the apply button to be taken through to the UKAEA careers pages.

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI 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.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

All employees at the UK Atomic Energy Authority must complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and other appropriate security checks, including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the UK Government website for information on criminal records checks. If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £52,293.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: REF2018U