Key Takeaways
- 12-month placement at Torness Power Station, Scotland.
- Starting salary of £26,050 per year.
- Gain hands-on experience in Nuclear Engineering, working with electrical and mechanical systems.
- Requires a 2:2 undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Control & Instrumentation.
- Must have the right to work in the UK; priority given to those who already do.
About the Role
Join EDF as a Nuclear Engineering Industrial Placement on electrical mechanical systems with the Fuel Route Dept. You’ll gain hands-on experience, develop key skills, and help Britain achieve net zero.
The Opportunity
This 12-month placement offers a starting salary of £26,050 and the chance to work on site at Torness Power Station.
You’ll launch your career in Nuclear Engineering with a customised training programme. Taking on a real job at a junior level, you'll gain invaluable hands-on experience while being mentored by highly skilled professionals.
Key responsibilities include:
- Shaping equipment reliability of a particular plant area.
- Learning engineering and safety case principles for Nuclear Power Plant work.
- Gaining experience in team working, problem solving, and using human performance tools.
- Opportunities to work on plant operations and explore other areas of interest.
What You’ll Experience
During your placement, you’ll gain in-depth experience within a multi-discipline team and work with electrical, mechanical, control and instrumentation engineers. You’ll learn about systems vital to the smooth operation of plant systems onsite, including:
- Safety protocols
- Technical governance
- Quality assurance
- Analysis
- Communication strategies
- Technical knowledge
Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to see how other departments within the power station function, expanding your understanding of the broader industry.
Past students have worked on projects improving safety systems, performed routine monitoring of plant, and worked on equipment reliability issues and maintenance policy to improve the overall functionality of plant areas.
Your Work Location
You’ll be based on site at our Torness Power Station, Scotland.
Who You Are
To be eligible for this scheme, you need to be on track to achieve, or have already achieved, a 2:2 undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Control & Instrumentation.
It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility, we reserve the right in our decisions to give priority to those who already have the right to work in the UK.
To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.
Pay, Benefits and Culture
Alongside a starting salary of at least £26,050 per annum and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days, and more.
Recruitment Process
We'll guide you through every stage and keep you updated along the way. You'll be supported by real people, with opportunities to ask questions, learn more and receive feedback where possible.
For our Early Careers Programmes, we use a combination of automated decision-making, assessment technology and human review.