Company Description 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 organisations to achieve ground breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them. Job Description As a Graduate Control & Instrumentation Engineer, you will work on a variety of projects that apply your technical knowledge while developing your skills and experience. 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 control and instrumentation, electrical, and electronics activities across UKAEA programmes. Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to ensure delivered systems are demonstrably safe, including reviewing and analysing hardware/software and designing complex safety functions. Contribute to requirement capture, design, procurement, installation/modification, programming, and commissioning of C&I systems, including test rigs and prototypes, following procedures and specifications. Assist with troubleshooting and fault analysis of existing C&I systems to support solution development. Work with team members to design and implement control, instrumentation, and protection systems for existing and new plant. Participate in technical studies and documentation to ensure proposed solutions are technically robust. Gain experience programming PLC systems and LabVIEW data acquisition systems. Our scheme is accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) and the Institute of Physics (IoP) as a professional development scheme. 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 https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/ but highlights include: £35,227 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 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 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 [email protected] 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.