Nuclear Engineering Industrial Placement
Dunbar, Scotland, United Kingdom
About The Role
At EDF, Success is Personal. That means your journey is unique to you. Join our Nuclear Engineering Industrial Placement on electrical, mechanical and control systems with the Fuel Route Department and gain hands‑on experience, develop key skills and help Britain achieve net zero – all while shaping a career that’s truly yours.
The Opportunity
This 12‑month placement offers a starting salary of £24,500 and the chance to work on site at Torness Power Station. You’ll launch your career in Nuclear Engineering with our 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.
You’ll help shape equipment reliability of a particular plant area, learn engineering and safety case principles to do work on a Nuclear Power Plant, and gain experience in team working, problem solving, and using human performance tools. You’ll also have opportunities to work on plant operations and explore other areas of interest.
What You’ll Be Doing
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 and technical knowledge.
You’ll also 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 and performed routine monitoring of plant equipment to enhance reliability.
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. Our selection process is strengths‑based, allowing you to showcase your skills and what truly motivates you.
At EDF we work hard to maintain a culture where Everyone’s Welcome. We encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work. 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.
Security Vetting
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 £24,500 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.
At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that’s unique to you. We are a Disability Confident employer and will support applicants requiring adjustments.
Seniority level
* Internship
Employment type
* Full‑time
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