Senior Thermal Containment Fault Studies Analyst

Senior Containment Fault Studies Analyst

Advanced Nuclear / SMR Programme

Location:

Derby / Manchester / Warrington | Hybrid Working Available
Salary: £53,800 - £66,500 + Bonus & Excellent Benefits

Morson are supporting a pioneering advanced engineering organisation as they continue to expand their specialist Performance & Analysis capability, contributing to one of the UK's most exciting low‑carbon energy programmes.

This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in containment analysis and fault studies, working at the forefront of reactor safety, modelling, and performance within a highly regulated and safety‑critical environment.

Working within the specialist Performance & Analysis function, you will take a senior role in the development and application of thermal‑hydraulic models used to assess containment behaviour and safety system performance under fault conditions.

You will technically lead small teams, delivering complex analysis that supports plant design optimisation, safety case development, and regulatory substantiation. This role involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across design, safety, and testing to ensure robust, validated, and high‑quality analytical outputs.

• Containment thermal‑hydraulic modelling & fault studies
• Reactor fault & transient analysis
• Verification, Validation & Uncertainty Quantification (VVUQ)
• Safety case development & substantiation
• Python‑based analysis tool development
• Linux & High‑Performance Computing (HPC)
• Experimental benchmarking & test validation
• Advanced reactor & SMR technologies

• Strong background in thermal hydraulics, fluid systems, or process analysis
• Experience delivering analysis within safety‑critical environments
• Proven capability in verification & validation (V&V / VVUQ)
• Experience producing technical reports and contributing to safety cases
• Experience developing or applying engineering analysis models and methods
• Python programming for engineering or scientific applications
• Experience leading technical work or small teams and delivering to time, cost, and quality

• RELAP
• FLOMASTER
• VIPRE
• CTF
• GOTHIC

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or similar
• Chartered Engineer status, or working towards chartership, desirable

• Salary between £53,800 - £66,500
• Bonus up to 12.5%
• £2,200 flexible benefits allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays, with option to buy/sell additional days
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Enhanced family‑friendly policies including IVF support
• Flexible & hybrid working
• Home office allowance

This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing advanced engineering organisation delivering one of the UK's most innovative and technically challenging programmes.

If you're passionate about complex engineering analysis and want to play a key role in nuclear safety and advanced reactor development, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note:

Due to the nature of the work, successful applicants will be required to undergo BPSS and DBS clearance checks.