Senior Engineer – Thermofluids Model Validation

We are Rolls‑Royce SMR, a leading developer of small modular reactors. This position is part of the Performance & Analysis team, the centre of excellence for engineering analysis used to substantiate the performance and safety of the SMR power station.

Key Responsibilities

• Technically lead a small team to benchmark analytical models against experimental data, develop new modelling approaches, and collaborate with test rig teams to define requirements and support test campaigns.
• Verify the reliability of thermal‑hydraulic codes, ensuring robust quality‑management processes, and support automated analysis routes using Python on Linux‑based HPC systems.
• Lead sensitivity studies and apply statistical approaches to understand uncertainties in model predictions, linking results to benchmarking data.
• Develop analysis models, methods, and tools to support design and safety case develo...