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Senior Engineer - Reactor Island Holistic Layout

Derby, UK💼 Full-time💰 $50,650–$50,650🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-26

Core

Leading the development and delivery of the Reactor Island Holistic Layout for Small Modular Reactor (SMR) designs, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to balance operational performance, safety, and constructability.

Role type

Senior IC Systems Engineering Lead (Nuclear Power Plant Design)

Builds

Integrated reactor island layouts and design strategies for SMR power stations

Domain

Nuclear Energy / Power Plant Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems engineering, multidisciplinary team leadership, stakeholder management, gated design review processes, technical risk management, trade studies, DfX methodologies, technical governance, program planning and coordination

Preferred skills

Modular construction experience, nuclear project experience, process plant design, manufacturing integration

Technologies

CAD, Integrated Project Teams (IPTs)

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the overall Reactor Island layout strategy; Lead multidisciplinary Integrated Project Teams (IPTs); Drive holistic layout solutions through the gated design lifecycle; Optimize plant layouts via engineering decision-making and trade studies; Manage technical interfaces between systems, structures, and components; Plan and coordinate layout activities against cost, quality, and schedule; Lead technical reviews and design assessments; Monitor program risks and engineering assumptions; Provide technical checking and assurance; Develop standards and best practices for design activities.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team influence

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