Graduate Systems Integration Engineer

Fusion Energy Base; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clean energy organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Graduate Systems Integration Engineer to develop systems thinking and support project phases with appropriate engineering processes. You will engage in training while working on system requirements and interactions. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Science or Engineering by 2026 and be proficient with Microsoft applications. This role promotes a vibrant and inclusive culture with flexible working options.

Benefits

Final salary defined benefit scheme with 21.5% employer pension contribution

25 days annual leave plus additional holidays

Flexible and hybrid working options

Corporate bonus scheme up to 7%

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of systems thinking.
• Ability to advocate for systems engineering processes.
• Confident with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Research and elicit stakeholder needs.
• Support the collection of evidence for verification and validation.
• Assist in managing system interactions and interfaces.
• Collaborate on functional and physical system architectures.
• Gain experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

Skills

Microsoft applications proficiency

Strong learning aptitude

Effective collaboration

Clear communication

Organizational skills

Education

Degree in Science or Engineering (2025 or 2026)

Job description

As a Graduate Systems Integration Engineer, you will develop a strong understanding of systems thinking and advocate for its value across projects. You will help recommend appropriate systems‑engineering processes and tools for each project phase, and support the technical development of systems throughout their lifecycle to ensure the delivery of robust, fully assured products and services.

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.

Core Responsibilities

• Researching and eliciting stakeholder needs, and collaborating with team members to capture, develop, and manage system requirements.
• Understanding the importance of verification (“building the system right”) and validation (“building the right system”) and supporting the collection of appropriate evidence.
• Recognising the need to manage interactions across system or subsystem boundaries and assisting in capturing and managing interfaces.
• Collaborating with team members to develop functional and physical system architectures.
• Gaining experience in Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

Qualifications

• Degree in Science or Engineering from 2025 or 2026.
• 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.

Benefits

• 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.
• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working options, including family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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, actively promotes 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.

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