Process Engineer

Overview

As a Junior Process Engineer at Framatome in Cranfield, you will work on fluid flow systems with a focus on mixing processes across nuclear and non-nuclear settings. You’ll join the Process Engineering team to deliver high-quality engineering output and support research, design, and consultancy projects safely and efficiently. The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, data analysis, and development of test programmes to drive process performance improvements. This is a growth-focused opportunity to contribute to safe, reliable energy solutions and to develop through internal and external training.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus holidays
• 8% pension contribution with employee 1%
• Private health care
• Dental insurance
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with peers in mechanical and process design, simulations, and test rig operation
• Develop experimental test programmes and define key objectives
• Conduct laboratory experiments, analyze results and interpret data
• Specify materials and equipment for testing
• Present results and analyses to peers and external clients
• Perform design and operation calculations for fluid systems
• Produce technical documentation and reports
• Support project budgets, deadlines, and proposal development
• Contribute to quality and health and safety process improvements

Key requirements

• Masters or PhD in Process engineering or related discipline
• Industry experience or relevant postgraduate position highly desirable
• Advanced knowledge of single and multiphase fluid mechanics, including mixing
• Familiarity with lab testing, data acquisition, programming, image/video analysis, and CFD is desirable
• Strong analytical abilities with statistical data interpretation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated, well-organised, able to work at pace
• Commitment to safety and continual improvement

• Excellent communication
• Self-motivation
• Organisational skills
• Single and multiphase fluid mechanics
• Mixing processes
• Fluid rheology

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