Junior Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Bristol, England, gb

Company Description

⚡️💡 About Assystem
At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the global energy transition. With more 8000 Switchers worldwide, we combine engineering excellence and project management with digital innovation to deliver landmark projects like Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C and emerging SMR programmes. In the UK, our engineers are shaping the future of clean, secure energy through pioneering design and collaboration.

🤝 Why Join the Community of Switchers?
You’ll be joining one of the world’s three largest nuclear engineering companies, working alongside leading experts in energy and infrastructure. At Assystem, your future team will support your technical growth while you contribute to projects driving the UK’s low-carbon future.

Job Description

🚀This role is based in Bridgwater with a hybrid working pattern. Candidates should live within commuting distance or be open to relocation support.

The role supports electrical design activities during nuclear power plant construction.
Your future team responds to site technical queries and protects the integrity of the design.
The position offers early-career engineers exposure to complex multidisciplinary engineering challenges.

📊 Review site technical queries and gather required electrical design input data
🧮 Produce technical assessments and complete engineering calculations supporting electrical systems
⚡ Evaluate impacts of site activities on electrical design integrity
📑 Support closure of electrical design open points following design package delivery
🚨 Identify emerging technical risks and escalate open points proactively
🧠 Capture lessons learned to improve engineering processes and documentation
🔧 Assess modification requests and confirm applicability to electrical systems
🤝 Coordinate with layout engineers to ensure accurate 2D and 3D model integration
🧾 Support commissioning teams with preparation of electrical test documentation
📢 Report progress and technical updates during team engineering meetings

Qualifications

Nuclear experience is not essential, but is of course welcome. If you have worked within a highly regulated environment, your skills and approach are highly transferable and of strong interest to us.

We also recognise that the perfect candidate rarely exists. If you feel you meet around 80% of the criteria and are motivated to develop further, we would strongly encourage you to apply

🎓 Degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline
⚡ Electrical design experience within engineering projects
📐 Demonstrated experience performing cable sizing and electrical calculations
🔌 Knowledge of electrical networks, protection systems and earthing principles
🏗 Experience supporting installation of transformers and electrical switchboards
📑 Ability to produce clear technical documentation and engineering assessments
🧩 Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering project environments
⏱ Ability to manage workload and deliver engineering outputs to deadlines
🖥 Understanding of electrical system integration within plant layout models

Additional Information

🌟 Join us at Assystem and be part of a global team delivering some of the most exciting and complex engineering projects in the world. This is your chance to shape the UK’s energy future while developing your expertise in a unique environment.

Benefits include:
🏡 Hybrid Working Opportunity
🕒 Flexible working hours
🛡️ Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
🏖️ 25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days
💼 Professional fees reimbursed
💰 Employee referral scheme
🤒 Competitive Sick Pay – Support when you need it
🏥 Income Protection & 3x Salary Death-in-Service Cover
💪 Free Digital Gym Access – Expert-led fitness classes
📞 24/7 Employee Support Line – Mental health, financial & legal help

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.