Senior Electrical Engineer

Closing Date:  25/10/2024

Locations: Manchester / Gloucester / London

About newcleo

Privately funded and headquartered in London, newcleo was launched in 2021 – and since raised a total of EUR 400m – to be an innovator in the field of nuclear energy. Its mission is to generate safe, clean, economic and practically inexhaustible energy for the world, through a radically innovative combination of existing, accessible technologies.

With visionary co-founders, newcleo capitalises on thirty years of R&D activity in metal-cooled fast reactors and liquid-lead cooling systems, and our senior management and advisory team can boast hundreds of years in cumulative hands-on experience. 

newcleo’s technology, mostly comprising a novel approach to already qualified solutions, addresses equally well the three challenges affecting the nuclear industry to date: waste, safety and cost.

• Waste: fast reactors are capable of efficient use of depleted uranium, plutonium and Minor Actinides. When operated with MOX fuel generated from reprocessed nuclear waste, newcleo’s reactors not only ensure sustainability by closing the fuel cycle, but can also boost energy independence.
• Safety: lead-cooled reactors operate at atmospheric pressure. The properties of lead (thermal capacity and conductivity, boiling point, chemically inert, low neutron activation, shielding properties) together with newcleo’s passive safety systems ensure very high levels of safety.
• Cost: newcleo’s reactor design has been optimised over the last 20 years leading to the concept of an ultra-compact and transportable 200MWe module with improvements in energy density compared to other technologies. Costs are kept low by means of simplicity, compactness, modularity, atmospheric pressure operation and elevated output temperature.

newcleo is also working to significantly invest in MOX fuel manufacturing in developed countries, extracting energy from the current nuclear industry by-products.

newcleo is ready to develop a new, sustainable, and completely safe way of generating nuclear energy that will help humanity reach zero emissions, and mitigate of global warming.
 
Overview of the role:

Due to continued expansion, we are looking to speak with Senior Electrical Engineers to join our team!

newcleo is developing the design of both the AS-30 Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (LFR), a 30 MWe demonstrator reactor to be deployed in France, and the AS-200 LFR, a 200 MWe reactor which will be the first commercial unit intended to be deployed in the UK. Your role will focus on developing the design of a range of mechanical component designs for both the AS-30 and AS-200 Nuclear Island. 
 
You will be responsible for developing the design of the allocated electrical systems, which are currently in the basic design phase. At this stage, your work will focus on defining the functional, performance and safety requirements of the system(s) and then performing feasibility studies, optioneering and down-selection to identify the optimum system configuration. As the project progresses, you will then be responsible for further developing the design, in line with the agreed project milestones.

Reporting to our Head of Unit, the key duties of the role include:

• Perform electrical engineering in all project phase.
• Carry out feasibility studies, conceptual design, basic and front-end design, detail engineering and design.
• Develop internal standards and specific design criteria for electrical engineering.
• Prepare electrical specification for packages, electrical user lists, electrical calculations, cable lists, equipment lists.
• Develop specifications, datasheets, material requisition of generators, circuit breakers, switchgear, UPS, Emergency Generators, transformers, cables.
• Develop and review discipline material quantity estimates.
• Design and selection of electrical motors, MV/LV panels, variable speed drive systems, rotating machines drives, transformers, generators.
• Prepare electrical single line diagrams, wiring diagrams, electrical rooms and substations layout.
• Define earthing requirements, design of electrical auxiliary systems.
• Apply international standards for network synchronization of electrical generators.
• Managing electrical calculations and analyses of power consumption and electrical communications.
• Coordinate assigned work with other technical personnel as directed.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineering teams
• Participates in and fosters a work environment that is based upon openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.

This role will offer opportunities for development & progression towards management or expert activities depending on your career motivations. But don’t just take our word for it, below is a testimonial from one of our employees around their experience since joining newcleo:

“Two things attracted me to newcleo – I was excited to get involved with a new nuclear development from its early stages and to use my previous experience to help shape the culture and direction of the organisation, and having spent my career working on Pressurised Water Reactor designs I was intrigued by the LFR technology and the opportunity to work on something truly novel in the nuclear energy sector. Since joining, I’ve had the opportunity to work with some really talented people on a range of technical challenges associated with making our LFR technology a reality and also bringing it to market. I’ve also had the opportunity to learn a huge amount from the vast range of experience that newcleo has brought together to deliver its LFR and MOX projects. For me, I really believe newcleo offers a fantastic opportunity for experienced nuclear professionals to build their existing skills on a project which is unique in the UK nuclear industry and to be at the forefront of the design and licensing of Generation IV nuclear technology in the UK.”

The role can be based in our Manchester or Gloucester offices, where we have a hybrid & flexible working policy of 3 days per week in the office. There is also travel opportunities to our offices in Turin (Italy) and Lyon (France), in order to collaborate and build strong working relationships across our Global Engineering Team.

Is this role right for you?

We would like to speak to people who have:

• Experience in electrical engineering of industrial plants ideally within power or nuclear plants
• A strong understanding of electrical safety including application of BS 7671.
• Thorough knowledge of discipline engineering techniques, the design of engineered systems, and engineering and design calculations.
• Understanding of industry regulatory codes and standards and design criteria pertinent to the electrical engineering discipline.
• Experience with electric schematic tools.
• Knowledge of tools for electric studies and simulations for networks and electro-mechanic studies with simulation tools.
• Knowledge of engineering cycle for development of feasibility, basic design, FEED, detailed engineering, commissioning, and start-up
• Good knowledge of design and analysis principles for large or complex systems.
• Right to work full time in the UK & can achieve a national security clearance equivalent to a BPSS standard, or higher, within a reasonable period.

Please note if you meet some but not all the requirements above, we would still been keen to hear from you!

If you are not ready to apply just yet, or have a few questions? Contact Cameron Emerson at Cameron.emerson@newcleo.com

Please note, all applications will need to be made via our online portal to be compliant with GDPR.