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Derby, UK, United Kingdom
Onsite
Senior Engineer – Power Station Integration
Locations: Hybrid working with one of: Derby, Warrington or Manchester as your primary base
Our mission is to deliver clean, affordable energy for all. Our Small Modular Reactor (SMR) offers a British solution to a global energy challenge, placing us at the forefront of a once-in-a-generation opportunity and positioning the UK as a future world leader in clean energy technology.
The Power Station Integration team sits at the centre of our plant design, bringing together engineering disciplines to define how the full power station operates as one integrated system—ensuring performance, coherence, and optimisation across an innovative and complex product.
In this context, we are looking for a Senior Engineer – Power Station Integration to support the delivery of both site-specific and generic design programmes. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you’ll own key areas of integration, shaping plant-level performance and influencing how our power station is designed and delivered.
We’ll need you to:
Own and deliver product-level aspects of the power station design to meet business and customer requirements
Manage key plant-level attributes such as net power output within your area of responsibility
Apply systems engineering methods to define how the full power station operates and performs
Elicit, define and decompose requirements, and ensure effective flow-down to lower-tier systems
Lead integration activities and work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to develop a coherent, aligned design
Drive and influence design decisions, including structured optioneering and trade-off studies
Identify, manage and resolve cross-system issues, risks and dependencies
Support and coach engineers within the team in systems engineering and integration approaches
As you can see, this is a pivotal, high-impact role, and you’ll bring a strong systems mindset, the confidence to lead technical conversations, and the ability to influence outcomes across complex engineering environments, as well as:
An engineering qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience within a relevant discipline
Strong experience in system or product-level design and integration, solving complex, cross-functional challenges
We’ll ask about your experience of leading integration activities, managing requirements, and delivering technical work packages
In-depth understanding of systems engineering tools and techniques, with exposure to MBSE approaches (e.g. Capella) advantageous
We offer hybrid working, with an expectation to attend our offices in Derby, Warrington, or Manchester on a weekly basis to support collaboration and integration activities.
The salary for this role is competitive and dependent on the skills and experience you bring, with a performance-related bonus of up to 12.5%.
We also offer a flexible benefits allowance (£2,200), 12% employer pension contribution, 28 days annual leave (+ bank holidays), private medical cover, and life assurance. You’ll be joining a rapidly scaling organisation where you can directly shape the future of clean energy.
Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
We are happy to discuss flexible working. We will also make workplace adjustments for disabled employees if these are needed to help them perform at their best in the role, and we are happy to discuss this once a job offer has been made.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.
Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Pay Range:
£50,600.00-
£66,465.00
Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:
• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.
Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.
Our Application Process
Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check
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