Responsibilities

• Deliver analysis in line with the divertor development plan related to the design, experimental validation, Physics integration and testing activities.
• Analyse the divertor system and plasma-facing components couple-field response.
• Define and analyse relevant testing activities in coordination with tokamak physics and engineering designers, as required for the next generation of fusion devices.
• Collaborate in the assessment and qualification of the performance of plasma-facing components to be installed inside the tokamak vacuum enclosure using molecular and viscous flow analysis techniques.
• Participate in the design of novel liquid metal tokamak components, monitoring internal and external analysis and qualification, both in laboratory and during tokamak operations.
• Manage analysis and assessment interfaces, liaising with physicists and engineers responsible for other tokamak systems’ R&D, power supplies, HTS magnet design and overall integration.
• Monitor external development on novel techniques for improving pumping and heat flux handling performance in solids and liquid metals.
• Liaising with external contractors and researchers for the supply of technology development solutions.

Selection criteria

• Degree in a relevant physics or engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Experience running, checking, and validating thermo-mechanical coupled with fluid analysis simulations.
• Hands-on experience on testing and diagnostic equipment.
• Experience working within a team of scientists and/or engineers.
• Highly motivated to deliver against challenging objectives in a compressed timescale
• Ability to contribute effectively in a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and scientists
• Willingness to learn new techniques and technologies
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Organised approach to complex problems

Desirable selection criteria

• Experience designing and analysing high-heat flux solutions for vacuum environments.
• Electro-magnetic analysis experience will be a plus.
• Experience with load transfer procedures.
• Appreciation of gas flows and molecular flows for fluids inside and outside vacuum environments.
• Experience using commercial (ANSYS) and open source (OpenFOAM, Salome-Meca) simulation packages.
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling experience would be an advantage, in particular if including magneto hydrodynamic (MHD) effects.
• Experience working in aerospace, nuclear, and/or fusion fields would be a plus.