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Robotics Research Engineer

UK Atomic Energy Authority UKAEA - Robotics Research and Technology Team

Location: Culham, Hybrid
Salary: £42,858
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 8th July 2025
Closes: 19th August 2025
Job Ref: REF3560X

UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. 

At UKAEA, you will benefit from: 

-Pension scheme

-Corporate bonus up to 7% and Relocation allowance

-Flexible working options

-Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders

-Annual leave: 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, plus UK bank holidays

 

Job Description 

Salary: £42,858 (inclusive of a Specialist Allowance). 

Onsite working 3 days a week, however, we actively support flexible working requests. 

Based at Culham, Oxfordshire

You will complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

 

The Role 

The UKAEA Robotics Research and Technology Team is part of the Robotics Repurposing and Decommissioning Directorate. It delivers state-of-the-art and innovation for UKAEA in robotics and AI. Advances in the field are essential to the maintenance and operation of future fusion reactors. The team contribute research and technology to projects in fusion-energy, nuclear decommissioning, and adjacent applications (including Space). With a strong collaboration focus, this role is to supplement core delivery capability in identified skill areas. 

Key Responsibilities: 

-reviewing the existing state-of-the-art,

-proposing valuable research topics,

-planning research activities,

-conducting theoretical and experimental research,

-reporting results to internal standards, writing academic papers,

-supervising PhD students,

-engaging with other research organisations

 

Qualifications 

Essential: 

-Degree in a scientific, engineering, or technical subject or equivalent knowledge and experience

-Experience in Research Engineering

-Broad understanding of Robotics with experience in one of more of the following areas:

Manufacturing processes deployable by robots (laser cleaning, cutting, additive manufacturing, surface preparation, inspection);

Radiation hardening technologies / Radiation tolerant electronics;

ML / AI / Digital Infrastructure;

Mechanical systems, sensing / non-destructive testing, actuation mechanisms;

Dynamic modelling and systems identification;

Control theory;

Intelligent control for manipulation or position control.

-Understanding of Engineering design process principles and application

-Experience of developing high-quality software used in relevant applications

-Experience of applying, adapting, and promoting good development practices throughout the entire research lifecycle

-Appetite to research and learn about new technologies and domains and to judge how to apply and share this knowledge

 

Desirable: 

-Postgraduate research degree (i.e., PhD).

-Experience of supervising and mentoring others in a research project context.

-Established publication record.

 

Additional information 

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/ 

UKAEA's 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 organisation. 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 talent@ukaea.uk 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.

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