StandardX

Develop mechanical engineering expertise by designing, analysing, manufacturing, and testing particle accelerator systems and isotope production hardware.About YouAs a Graduate Mechanical Engineer, you will take full ownership of mechanical subsystems for our particle accelerator and target station hardware, carrying each project through design, analysis, manufacture, test and integration.You think in CAD and calculations first, but you don't stop at the drawing board - when a design needs proving out, you're just as happy on the shop floor, machining a part or brazing a joint yourself to get it right.You are a generalist by nature, happy to move across the whole system rather than settle into one narrow piece of it, and you move with a sense of urgency, favouring building and testing over waiting for formal sign-off.About StandardXThere is infrastructure that defines eras. The steam engine made the industrial world possible. The internet created an economy. StandardX is building the next one.Some of the most essential materials on Earth are also the rarest. Isotopes are the invisible backbone of modern life - curing cancer, keeping industrial systems resilient and fuelling the fusion reactors that will power the next century. Yet the infrastructure that produces them is ageing, fragmented and increasingly unable to keep up with demand.We're a world-class team of nuclear engineers, deep tech operators and doctoral-level scientists building the UK's first isotope refinery: a single proprietary platform, deployable anywhere, producing the full portfolio of critical isotopes at scale - turning chronic scarcity into abundance.Exceptional team. Massive problem. If you want to work on something that matters, really matters, this is it.Key Objectives· Take full ownership of mechanical subsystems, from concept through design, analysis, manufacture, test and integration.· Develop hardware for particle accelerator and target station systems, including vacuum vessels, precision alignment systems and support structures.· Build and maintain the tooling that supports in-house manufacturing and integration.· Move quickly and pragmatically, avoiding analysis paralysis and unnecessary process gates.Your Responsibilities1️⃣ Mechanical Design & Ownership• Act as a Responsible Engineer with full ownership of your projects through design, analysis, manufacture, test and integration• Develop mechanical subsystems for particle accelerator and/or target stations, including:- Vacuum vessels- Precision alignment systems for electromagnets and RF cavities- Vacuum stages for diagnostics- Support structures- Facility radiation shielding- Brackets to support pipes and/or electrical cabling2️⃣ Analysis & Validation• Perform static structural FEA and validate models against physical test results• Interpret and create mechanical drawings using GD&T, including tolerance stack-up analysis3️⃣ Hands-On Fabrication• Machine your own parts on a mill or lathe• Design and build tooling to support in-house manufacturing and integration• Work confidently across manufacturing processes such as CNC, sheet metal, welding and brazing4️⃣ Speed & Pragmatism• Move fast without waiting for formal readiness gates or excess process• Operate as a generalist across the full system rather than staying narrowly specialisedRequirements• Recent graduate with hands-on experience designing, building and testing hardware (e.g. Formula Student, competitive university team, or startup experience)• 1+ years of CAD experience with OnShape, SolidWorks, Fusion 360, NX, Catia, Creo, or similar• Experience with static structural FEA, including validating the model against physical test• Experience machining your own parts on a mill or lathe• Comfortable in a workshop with common hand tools and power tools• Full-time availability before the end of August• Willingness to work on-site in LondonIdeal Experience• Experience interpreting and creating mechanical drawings with GD&T and performing tolerance stack-up analysis• Experience creating shell models in FEMAP• Knowledge of UHV systems - vacuum pump types and trade-offs, UHV interfaces and design rules• Experience writing safety margin tablesWe know great candidates rarely match every point on a list like this. If most of the above resonates and you're excited about the mission, please apply.Benefits🏥 Private Health Cover, with the option to add dependants.🛡️ Life Assurance (Death in Service) at 4x salary.💰 Salary sacrifice pension, with 4% employer contribution.🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme.📈 EMI Share Options.

Posted 13 days ago

Develop electrical, controls, and instrumentation engineering skills by supporting the design, programming, testing, and commissioning of a novel particle accelerator for isotope production.About YouAs a Graduate EC&I Engineer, you'll support work across the full electrical, controls, and instrumentation scope of a novel compact particle accelerator - spanning power distribution, control systems, instrumentation, RF, and interlocks, from concept design through to commissioning. You'll be mentored throughout, working closely with senior engineers, while being trusted to take real tasks and run with them.This is a hands-on, entry-level role for someone who has built things, not just studied them - a dissertation rig, a robotics project, personal electronics or FPGA work, a placement in a lab or plant. You should be workshop/bench fluent: comfortable with a scope, multimeter, signal generators and other common tools.You'll be seeking breadth over specialism, moving between power, controls, instrumentation, RF, and safety in the same week, and you'll be comfortable with startup pace and fast-shifting scope. You'll be mentored, not managed minute-to-minute: we expect you to try, get stuck, ask sharp questions, and try again. Passive isn't a fit here.About StandardXThere is infrastructure that defines eras. The steam engine made the industrial world possible. The internet created an economy. StandardX is building the next one.Some of the most essential materials on Earth are also the rarest. Isotopes are the invisible backbone of modern life - curing cancer, keeping industrial systems resilient and fuelling the fusion reactors that will power the next century. Yet the infrastructure that produces them is ageing, fragmented and increasingly unable to keep up with demand.We're a world-class team of nuclear engineers, deep tech operators and doctoral-level scientists building the UK's first isotope refinery: a single proprietary platform, deployable anywhere, producing the full portfolio of critical isotopes at scale - turning chronic scarcity into abundance.Exceptional team. Massive problem. If you want to work on something that matters, really matters, this is it.Key ObjectivesSupport PLC, FPGA, and embedded programming, I/O testing and control-loop verification across accelerator subsystems.Carry out hands-on EC&I commissioning and troubleshooting — cabling, termination, signal verification and plant-network bring-up.Develop SCADA/HMI screens, support RF ancillary systems and produce engineering documentation.Move quickly and pragmatically across power, controls, instrumentation, RF, and safety, adapting as scope shifts.Your Responsibilities1️⃣ Programming & VerificationSupport PLC, FPGA, and embedded programming, I/O testing and control-loop verification across accelerator subsystemsSupport control and instrumentation loop checking and signal verification2️⃣ Commissioning & TroubleshootingSupport hands-on EC&I commissioning and troubleshooting, including cabling, termination and plant-network bring-upSupport OT/plant network configuration, bring-up and maintenanceSupport RF systems, including cabling, interlocks and ancillary instrumentation3️⃣ Systems & DocumentationSupport development of SCADA/HMI screens and configuration of control room hardwareSupport production of engineering documentation, including drawings, cable schedules and test recordsSupport procurement activities such as specification and design reviews and vendor interactions4️⃣ Speed & AdaptabilityTake ownership of well-defined tasks and run with them - checking in rather than going quietMove fluidly between power, controls, instrumentation, RF, and safety as scope shifts, with support as you build breadthRequirements• BEng/MEng or equivalent in Electrical, Electronics, Control & Instrumentation, Mechatronics, Power, RF/Telecommunications, Robotics (with a strong electrical/controls component), or a related discipline• 0–2 years post-graduation experience• Solid EC&I fundamentals: AC/DC and three-phase systems, LV distribution concepts, reading electrical drawings and schematics, and circuit fundamentals• Understanding of PLC architecture and programming, and signal fundamentals (4–20 mA, 0–10 V, digital I/O)• Comfortable getting hands-on with wiring, pulling cables, terminating, bench testing, and commissioning - this is not a desk job• Full-time availability within 1–2 months• Willingness to work on-site full-time in LondonIdeal Experience• Exposure to accelerator, nuclear, high-energy physics, or other R&D lab environments (placement, dissertation, or internship)• MCAD/ECAD experience• SCADA/HMI familiarity on any platform• Knowledge of Python, C/C++, JavaScript, or another programming language• Knowledge of Verilog/VHDL and experience with FPGAs• Experience commissioning, testing, or troubleshooting hardware• Basic RF/microwave concepts - transmission lines, impedance, S-parameters• Fundamentals of electrical enclosure design and buildWe know great candidates rarely match every point on a list like this. If most of the above resonates and you're excited about the mission, please apply.Benefits🏥 Private Health Cover, with the option to add dependants.🛡️ Life Assurance (Death in Service) at 4x salary.💰 Salary sacrifice pension, with 4% employer contribution.🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme.📈 EMI Share Options.

Posted 13 days ago