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EDF UK
Nuclear Systems Engineering Industrial Placement
Rolling deadline
Placement
Engineering
Pay TBCYear groups
Not specified
Deadline
Rolling deadline
Field
Engineering
Sector
Manufacturing & Engineering
Year groups
Penultimate Year
Key facts
- Released
- 06 Oct 2026
Overview
- This 12-month placement offers a starting salary of £26,050 and the chance to work on site at #Heysham 1.
- 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 how we deliver the Fuel Route process and be involved with planning and delivering work.
What you'll do
- 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.
Eligibility
- 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 Maths, Physics, Science or Engineering.
- 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.
- 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.
Funding structure
- 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.
Location
- Your Work Location You’ll be based on site at #Heysham 1 Power Station, within the Fuel Route team.
Heads up
Dates can shift each year. Always confirm the live deadline on the provider's own page before you apply.
