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For 50 years, we've been driven by the firm belief that engineers are the architects of tomorrow's world, leading the way with their daring, their expertise and their ability to push boundaries.
Together with our customers, our 6,000 employees innovate on a daily basis and contribute to accelerating energy transition throughout the world. They support the world's greatest engineering projects in the fields of energy, digital and transport.
A fast-growing international Group, we are present in 13 countries (in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa).
Assystem are a key engineering design delivery partner for the UK SMR (Small Modular Reactor) project.
Our expanding UK-wide team are innovating in engineering across a spectrum of digital, energy transition and Nuclear technologies such as fusion and modularisation alongside large-scale critical Infrastructure.
Join us and make your contribution towards the UK meeting our global net zero ambitions with multiple units planned to be supplying carbon free electricity within the next decade.
Job description
Assystem is the second largest Nuclear Engineering organisation and provides technical engineering support across the world, supporting complex Nuclear New Build, Decommissioning and Defence programmes.
It is a fantastic time to join the industry. Nuclear in the UK, is seeing a recent renaissance with the UK government pledging its support for both large and small-scale nuclear energy projects. The nuclear industry is expected to need possibly 100,000 new employees over the next decade.
We are currently looking for several Junior Mechanical Engineers to join our expanding team in our offices in Warrington, Blackburn, or Derby.
Main duties
To support the Mechanical Engineering within the Cooling Water Island team:
- Engineering design using agreed engineering CAD, FEA, and Modelling tools, and agree list of deliverables and activities in line with the design development activities stipulated in the programme and engineering schedule.
- Collaborate with the project partners and design development activities and interfaces, and involvement in design reviews.
- Ensure adherence to the company statutory H&S Policies and rules and compliance with the project and Quality Management System.
Profile
What we are looking for (essential)
- Minimum 2:1 BEng qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
- Relevant experience preferably in the nuclear or highly regulated industry such as oil and gas or energy. Good experience and background in Cooling Water Systems, turbine design, Balance of Plant, or equipment design system.
- Excellent understanding of the STEM fundamentals
- Ability to methodologically approach tasks and provide justification for the decisions made during the completion of the simulation.
- An ability to learn new analytical methods within a time-constrained project environment.
- A desire to learn and a keen mind.
What you’ll gain by joining us
- High turnover of projects and customers for diverse experience. You won’t get bored in multi-year projects.
- Experience of working under pressure to deliver to cost, quality and timescales. You won’t be alone, but you will be responsible and expected to deliver (and ask for help when you can’t)
- Ability to move to different Assystem sites (and customer placements) if that is what you’d like to do.
At Assystem, everyone holds the reins for their own careers. Our role is to offer you the opportunities and resources you need to reach your full potential.
So why not join us and help shape the engineering landscape of the future?
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for every candidate and we celebrate all forms of diversity. At Assystem, only your skills matter!
