Nuclear Engineering Industrial Placement

EDF Energy; Town of Dunbar (WI); On-site; USD 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric vehicle leasing

Discounted gym membership

Life assurance

Tech vouchers

Experience days

Market-leading pension scheme

Job summary

EDF Energy is offering a Nuclear Engineering Industrial Placement on electrical, mechanical, and control & instrumentation systems at Torness Power Station in Scotland. This 12‑month program provides hands‑on experience, customised training, and mentorship from skilled professionals to help you build a career in the nuclear sector.

You will work with electrical, mechanical, control and instrumentation engineers, gaining exposure to safety protocols, governance, quality assurance and plant

Qualifications

• Eligible candidates should be on track to achieve or have achieved a 2:2 undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Control & Instrumentation.
• Must have the right to work in the UK; sponsorship may be possible but priority to those with the right to work in the UK.
• Security Vetting criteria require residency in the UK for at least three of the past five years.

Responsibilities

• Assist in shaping equipment reliability of a plant area and learn engineering and safety case principles for a Nuclear Power Plant.
• Gain hands-on experience in team working, problem solving and using human performance tools.
• Support plant operations and explore other areas of interest within EDF Energy.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Human performance tools

Education

Electrical/Mechanical/Control & Instrumentation degree

Job description

About the Role

At EDF, Success is Personal. That means your journey is unique to you. Join as our Nuclear Engineering Industrial Placement on electrical mechanical systems with the Fuel Route Dept and you’ll gain hands‑on experience, develop key skills, and help Britain achieve net zero – all while shaping a career that’s truly yours.

“Electricity is such a vital component in everyone’s lives. It powers schools, businesses and hospitals, so I knew that if I did my placement within EDF then I would have a really large impact on society, and that made my placement a lot more fulfilling.” Priyanka, Science and Engineering Industrial Placement.

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 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 in order to do work on a Nuclear Power Plant. You’ll also gain experience in team working, problem solving, and using human performance tools, with opportunities to work on plant operations and explore other areas of interest.

What You’ll Experience

During your Nuclear Engineering, you’ll gain in-depth experience within an 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.

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 work on equipment reliability issue and maintenance policy to improve the over functionality of the plant areas.

Your Work Location

You’ll be based on site at our power station situated 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

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. Here, Success is Personal – it’s your journey, powered by us.

Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident employer, we're committed to creating an accessible recruitment process and encourage candidates to tell us about any support they may need. Should you disclose a disability and meet the minimum criteria (which will include holding a relevant degree discipline/grade and achieving the required pass mark for Stage 1 Testing) for the role you’ll be progressed to the first stage of the selection process. Some of our roles at EDF attract large volumes of applications. When this happens, we’ll apply the Disability Confident scheme’s guidance on taking practical and appropriate steps selecting disabled candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Our 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.

Find out more by visiting: https://careers.edfenergy.com/articles/2025-8/AI-and-Automated-Decision-Making-in-Recruitment-at-EDF

Join us and find your success at EDF.

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Success is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transition towards An Electric Britain.