Safety Case Engineer

Join UKAEA’s Safety Case Engineering team and play a critical role in supporting the safe delivery of fusion energy. This position sits within the Office of the Chief Engineer and is responsible for developing and maintaining safety cases that demonstrate UKAEA’s highest hazards are managed to an As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) standard and comply with regulatory requirements.

Working across complex, high-hazard facilities and projects, you will provide specialist technical leadership on radiological and non-radiological safety cases, influencing design decisions, project delivery and safety governance. You’ll collaborate with experts from across UKAEA and the wider fusion community, helping to establish UKAEA as a world leader in fusion safety.

• Lead the production, management and maintenance of safety cases for complex, high-hazard facilities and projects.
• Ensure safety cases meet project requirements, regulatory obligations and ALARP principles.
• Act as the technical lead for assigned safety cases, working closely with project and engineering teams.
• Contribute to design reviews and present safety case submissions to senior safety governance boards.
• Apply Design Basis Analysis (DBA), Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) and other assessment methodologies to support safety case development.
• Produce technical reports, assessments and supporting documentation to justify safety case conclusions.
• Interpret specialist input from engineering, health physics, waste management and safety teams to demonstrate effective hazard control.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, contractors and specialist service providers.
• Provide technical oversight and quality assurance for safety case outputs and governance activities.
• Support the continuous improvement of safety case methodologies, tools and best practice across UKAEA and the wider fusion sector.

• Degree qualification in Engineering, Physics or a related scientific discipline.
• Significant experience developing and delivering safety cases within a high-hazard, highly regulated environment.
• Extensive experience of Design Basis Analysis (DBA) and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA).
• Strong knowledge of safety case methodologies, including fault schedules, hazard identification and HAZOP studies.
• Proven ability to deliver complex technical work programmes and balance safety requirements with project objectives.
• Experience providing technical leadership and influencing multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of radiation physics and experience supporting radiological safety cases would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with HTML, XML or related technical systems would be beneficial.

• £57,117 base salary inclusive of specialist allowance.
• 7% corporate performance bonus.
• Final salary defined benefit scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution.
• 25 days annual leave, 2.5 privilege days and 8 bank holidays.
• 3 days of site closure over Christmas break.
• Flexible working options and family‑friendly leave provisions.
• Defined benefit pension scheme.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7%.
• Relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
• Vibrant culture committed to equality and inclusion.

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.