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Senior Layout Engineer - Containment Block

Derby, UK💼 Full-time💰 $50,650–$50,650🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Leading the development of Containment Block layouts, installation assemblies, and modularisation solutions for a Small Modular Reactor (SMR), ensuring designs meet safety, performance, and operability requirements.

Role type

Senior IC layout engineer (nuclear plant systems)

Builds

Integrated reactor island layouts, MEP modules, and installation assemblies for SMR deployment

Domain

Nuclear energy / Power generation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> infrastructure (plant layouts and installation strategies)

Required skills

Systems engineering, multidisciplinary coordination, technical risk management, design review processes, regulatory compliance, technical documentation

Preferred skills

Layout and routing of mechanical systems (piping, cable, HVAC), Nuclear Fuel Route design, Generic Design Assessment (GDA) support, Modular construction methodologies, Constructability optimization

Technologies

CAD/CAE tools (implied by layout/engineering context), Engineering governance frameworks

Responsibilities

Lead development of containment block layouts and modularisation solutions; Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities across Systems, Civil, Structural, and Operations teams; Develop and optimize plant layouts, cable routing, and piping routes; Drive technical decision-making through concept development and trade-off studies; Manage interfaces between engineering disciplines to resolve clashes; Develop manufacturing, installation, and commissioning strategies; Support engineering governance and gated design reviews; Collaborate with licensing and regulatory teams for GDA process; Produce and approve technical documentation and design substantiation packages.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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