Senior Design Engineer – Reactor Systems

A leading clean energy technology company is hiring a Senior Design Engineer to drive innovation across next-generation high‑temperature reactor systems for advanced clean‑energy applications.

If you want to design complex systems, develop novel reactor technology, take ideas from concept through to proof‑of‑principle, and work hands‑on with a world‑class engineering team, this is that type of role.

Senior Design Engineer – Reactor Systems

Permanent, Full‑time

£ Competitive + Benefits

Cranleigh, Surrey

Responsibilities

• Create design requirements and identify technical risk areas.
• Deliver robust design solutions aligned to fundamental design criteria.
• Develop 3D CAD models and engineering drawings for components, assemblies, test rigs and fixtures.
• Take ownership of assemblies / components, driving design activity across multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Deliver parts, assemblies and systems from concept through to proof‑of‑principle.
• Generate innovative concepts with strong IP potential while considering freedom‑to‑operate.

Requirements

• Degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline, with strong industrial experience in mechanical and / or reactor system design.
• Ability to perform hand calculations to support early‑stage design and validate simulation outputs.
• High proficiency in 3D CAD tools & a strong understanding of geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T).
• Understanding of physical failure modes and root cause analysis techniques.
• Ability to perform structural FEA.

Desirable

• Knowledge of high‑temperature chemical reactor design.
• Experience with chemical reaction modelling or heat exchanger design.
• Experience using ANSYS Workbench or manufacturing process simulation tools.

If this sounds like you, apply or contact me directly at (url removed)

Let’s have a chat about how your design and reactor systems experience could fit this next‑gen clean energy programme