At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all.

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.  We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our 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.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business. 

Responsibilities:

• Authoring, reviewing and verifying Equipment Qualification documentation, including Equipment Qualification Strategies, Equipment Qualification Programmes and Qualification Summary Reports.

• Acting as the lead technical reviewer for Equipment Qualification documentation, ensuring compliance with project requirements, applicable codes and standards, including RCC-E where applicable.

• Providing technical leadership to ensure unresolved technical issues are appropriately managed and satisfactory technical conclusions are reached.

• Supporting the coordination of technical input from multidisciplinary engineering teams and external organisations to ensure successful project delivery.

• Providing technical input into the identification, assessment and management of project risks and opportunities.

• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including Responsible Designers, clients and equipment suppliers.

• Supporting engagement with the client on Equipment Qualification aspects of the nuclear safety case, providing technical justification and responding to client comments and queries.

• Reviewing supplier qualification evidence to ensure compliance with project and regulatory requirements.

• Supporting the development and continuous improvement of Equipment Qualification processes, methodologies and best practice.

• Contributing to the delivery of projects by ensuring work is completed safely, to the required quality, within budget and in accordance with programme milestones.

• Supporting the preparation of technical proposals and bids where required.

Depending on experience, the successful candidate may also undertake technical leadership responsibilities, including mentoring junior engineers and coordinating Equipment Qualification activities across multiple projects.

Here’s What You’ll Need

• Degree qualified (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Nuclear Engineering or another relevant engineering or scientific discipline.

• Experience delivering Equipment Qualification activities within the nuclear industry, ideally supporting new build nuclear projects.

• Experience authoring and reviewing Equipment Qualification documentation, including EQ Strategies, EQ Programmes and Qualification Summary Reports.

• A sound understanding of Equipment Qualification methodologies and their role in supporting nuclear safety cases.

• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams and interfacing with Responsible Designers, equipment suppliers and clients.

• Strong technical writing skills with the ability to produce high-quality engineering documentation.

• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and prioritise activities within a fast-paced project environment.

• A proactive, collaborative approach with a commitment to continuous improvement and engineering excellence.

Desirable:

• Experience supporting Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C or other EPR-based nuclear projects.

• Knowledge of the EDF Equipment Qualification process and associated design governance.

• Training in, or practical experience applying, RCC-E requirements.

• Experience supporting the development of nuclear safety cases and engineering substantiation.

• Familiarity with UK nuclear regulatory expectations and relevant industry standards.

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, or working towards professional registration with an appropriate engineering institution.

The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary engineering environment supporting the successful delivery of major UK nuclear new build programmes. Hybrid working is available, with attendance at client offices and project sites as required.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on high-profile civil and defence nuclear programmes, shaping the UK’s clean energy future.

• Be in control of your work- life balance.

• Collaborative culture where your ideas and input make a tangible difference.

Our Culture

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work.

When we embrace different perspectives and work together, we become more innovative, more agile, and more successful.

We partner with VERCIDA, for greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact Gillian.Calderwood@global.amentum.com