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Jacobs Nuclear Simulation Analyst in Birchwood, United Kingdom
Your Impact:
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity:
Jacobs is currently recruiting for a Nuclear Simulation Analyst to join our Advanced Reactors business.
As the demand for our expertise continues to grow, an opportunity has arisen to work in the area of nuclear simulation, based in our Birchwood office to support our technical lead in a number of UK and international nuclear projects.
The role will include, but not be limited to, a selection of the following, data processing and programming, shielding design, criticality safety and radiation protection.
You will be a key part of our team, supporting a wide range of consultancy projects, small and large, for a variety of customers across the nuclear industry, including new build projects, SMR and AMRs, existing civil and defence plant, fusion reactor design and decommissioning.
Mentoring and training will be provided to support the development of your technical and professional skills throughout your career at Jacobs, appreciating that you may not have experience in all of the areas listed above.
Key Responsibilities include:
Developing advanced computer-based models
Performing complex calculations
Data processing and automation using programming
Assessment of complex problems and developing associated solutions
Production of high-quality technical reports
Here’s What You’ll Need:
We are looking for some of the following skills and experiences
Degree in any numerate scientific or engineering discipline
Enthusiasm for technical modelling and simulation
The ability to write well-structured reports that present clear argument with a sound basis for recommendations
Ability to build strong relationships with clients and colleagues
Degree in relevant discipline
Experience with radiation physics and radiation transport modelling
Experience in programming, digital design/analysis and simulation
You will be required to have the ability obtain UK Security Clearance to SC level to be considered for this role.
Our Culture:
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. (https://careers.jacobs.com/life-at-jacobs/)
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here. (https://www.jacobs.com/about/inclusion-and-diversity?_ga=2.1062705.1096535124.1626879887-1704311048.1575562676)
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