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Framatome is an international leader in nuclear energy recognized for its innovative, digital and value added solutions for the global nuclear fleet. With worldwide expertise and a proven track record for reliability and performance, the company designs, services and installs components, fuel, and instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants. Its more than 20 000 employees work every day to help Framatome's customers supply ever cleaner, safer and more economical low-carbon energy. Visit us at www.framatome.com, and follow us on Twitter: @Framatome_ and LinkedIn: Framatome.
Framatome is owned by the EDF Group (80.5%) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI – 19.5%).
Reference number
2025-22777
Publication date
6/22/2025
Job details
Category
TA - DESIGN & ENGINEERING - TAA - Design , engineering management & Systems engineering
Job Opening Title
Graduate Thermohydraulic Engineer
Job type
Non fixed term
BU description
Framatome is a major international player in the nuclear energy market recognised for its innovative solutions and value-added technologies for designing, building, maintaining, and advancing the global nuclear fleet. The company designs, manufactures, and installs components, fuel and instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants and offers a full range of reactor services.
With 14,000 employees worldwide, every day Framatome's expertise helps its customers improve the safety and performance of their nuclear plants and achieve their economic and societal goals.
Framatome is owned by the EDF Group (80.5%) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI – 19.5%)
In the UK we are currently over 400 strong, and we have plans for continued growth over the coming years. Our target is to grow to 500 during 2025 through the development our UK nuclear service offerings.
The delivery of effective external and internal marketing and communications will be essential to achieving these goals.
Job description
We are looking to recruit a Graduate Thermohydraulic Engineer for CFD projects and reactor transient calculations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop his technical skills through internal and external trainings, as well as by working on complex projects.
As part of the Safety Engineering team in Framatome Ltd, your mission is to:
- Conduct thermohydraulic studies of normal, incidental, and accidental transients on PWR reactors,
- Perform CFD thermohydraulic studies on nuclear and non-nuclear projects.
Key Activities
You will be a part of the Safety Engineering team in charge of providing a broad range of analysis and report part of the safety case for the relevant Pressurised Water Reactors in the UK (Sizewell B and Hinkley Point C). The tools and methods are world leading and qualified for nuclear safety analysis and are provided by the Framatome Group and the reference team, based in Paris.
Your daily responsibilities will include:
- Preparing the calculation input deck from a set of reactor documentations, operating instructions and mechanical drawings of the reactor geometry and piping arrangements,
- Running a series of transient simulations with a different set of parameters for different incidental and accidental scenario,
- Preparing a detailed analysis report with discussion of the results, the limits of the simulation and the conclusions on safety,
- Carrying out team activities while adhering to project budgets and deadlines,
- Developing technical project proposals,
- Technical reports for reactor normal operations, incidental and accidental transients, supported by thermohydraulic calculations,
- Safety report chapters,
- Technical project proposals,
Profile
Training and Development requirements
- With a MSc or Phd in nuclear, fluid mechanics, thermal, or energy engineering.
- Experience with CATHARE software or other safety system software such as MANTA is a plus.
- Knowledge of CFD and experience using StarCCM+ is a plus.
Person specification
You will be a passionate engineer committed to excellence and eager to be part of a growing team. We are seeking the following skills:
Advanced knowledge of complex simulation models for unsteady fluid flow and two-phase water-steam mixtures is required,
Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
Strong analytical ability,
Perseverance,
Interest in detailed technical analysis,
Passion for physics and fluids.
Benefits
• 25 days annual leave per year rising by 1 day for every 2 years worked (max 30 days)
• 8% employer pension contribution with employee 1% contribution (salary sacrifice)
• Individual and family private health care
• Dental insurance for individual
• Cashplan – Level 2 cover
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Income Protection
• Professional Body Membership
• Tusker Electric car scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Babbel – learn a new language
• Family leave – competitive, Maternity and paternity 6 months full pay and 6 months half pay
Job location
Job location
United Kingdom, Bristol
Job location (site)
Avonmouth
Travel
25%
Job family
Standard
Applicant criteria
Minimum level of education required
Master
Minimum level of experience required
New graduate
Employment level
Non cadre
Extra informations
Background checking required ?
Non
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