At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead systems engineering for innovative modular reactor projects that shape the future of energy.
- Company: Join Cavendish Nuclear, a key player in clean energy and national security.
- Benefits: Generous holiday, pension scheme, health support, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Flexible working options and a commitment to inclusivity and well-being.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the UK's energy resilience while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: Chartered Engineer status or equivalent experience in systems engineering required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Location: Flexible, UK
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Shape The Future of Clean, Secure Energy at The Heart of UK Nuclear Innovation. The UK’s small and advanced modular reactor sector is entering a pivotal phase, with major programmes progressing and strong government backing. Join us as a Modular Reactor Systems Engineering Lead at the centre of this momentum and build your career across the nuclear and defence sector.
The role:
- Leading systems engineering activities across complex modular reactor and nuclear design programmes
- Providing technical leadership and decision‑making authority across the full engineering lifecycle
- Delivering and assuring high‑quality designs, analyses, calculations and technical documentation
- Leading engineering assurance activities including validation, verification and technical reviews
- Coaching and mentoring engineers while working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
Essential experience:
- Extensive experience across the full systems engineering lifecycle
- Proven ability to lead, influence and make sound technical decisions in complex environments
- Experience delivering engineering assurance, validation and verification activities
- Background working in highly regulated industries
- Experience engaging with multiple stakeholders across interdisciplinary engineering teams
Qualifications:
- Chartered Engineer status, or working towards this, or equivalent experience
- Degree‑level qualification in engineering or a relevant technical discipline
- Strong practical knowledge of systems engineering principles
- Experience leading technical reviews and assurance activities
- Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and effectively
Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.
What we offer:
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish: We’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance. Join us and discover how far we can go, together.
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Closing date: 15/06/2026
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Cavendish Nuclear is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at the forefront of clean energy innovation. With generous benefits, including a matched pension scheme, flexible working options, and a strong commitment to employee development, we empower our team to thrive both personally and professionally. Join us in shaping the future of nuclear technology while enjoying a supportive culture that values work-life balance and community engagement.
