Fusion Technology: Materials/Mechanical Engineering Year in Industry Placement 2024 (FTA)

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Nov 17, 2023

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Placement Program
Engineering
Oxford

Requirements

We offer excellent opportunities for motivated and enthusiastic undergraduate students studying at UK Universities to join our 8-12-week summer placement scheme. The scheme is designed for students entering their penultimate or final year of studies, with potential opportunities post-graduation.
To be considered you will need to be working towards a relevant degree and will be required to have the right to work in the UK.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

Responsibilities

Multi-fidelity material models for predicting fusion component performance. In the Applied Materials Technology group we develop the technologies that will be used to qualify fusion components for extreme and untestable environments. We work on developing new experimental hardware to obtain rich data and the advanced computional methods that are required to link this data to simulations for engineering decision making. You will be responsible for a creating a fusion relevant component test case to analyse the predictive capability of material models of increasing fidelity. You will perform laboratory based material scale experiments to calibrate the material model.
You will then use these material models to predict the response of a component scale test case you have designed using finite element analysis and experiments. Throughout your placement you will have the opportunity to learn and apply advanced image-based experimental methods such as Digital Image Correlation. You will also have the opportunity to learn the latest open source engineering simulation tools and deploy them on a super computing cluster. We are looking for someone who can readily adapt to multi-disciplinary project demands and can quickly learn new technical skills.

UK Atomic Energy Authority

Developing the ultimate energy source, fusion energy

Energy

Industry

1001-5000

Employees

1954

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

As the UK’s national fusion lab, the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s mission is to lead the commercial development of fusion power and related technology, and position the UK as a leader in sustainable fusion energy. We are meeting the scientific and engineering challenges that come with such a grand ambition. UKAEA is made up of four main facilities: Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE), Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE), Materials Research Facility (MRF), and - in partnership with STFC - the Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS) apprentice training centre. As part of CCFE, we operate the world’s largest fusion device – the Joint European Torus, or JET – on behalf of the European fusion consortium EUROfusion. Connect with us to hear more about our world-class research and career opportunities and to discuss commercial opportunities.