Technical Graduate – Mechanical Engineering
Job Introduction
At NNL, our vision is to provide world-leading nuclear expertise and innovation. Do you have the driven technical talent to help us get there?
Our Technical Leadership Graduate Scheme will develop the next generation of technical experts. Not only will you receive the opportunity to work on challenging and exciting projects, but you’ll continually learn from skilled and knowledgeable industry experts who are leaders in their field.
We will help you become everything you can be, by challenging, stretching and pushing you to your limits while supporting you every step of the way.
Our dedicated Graduate programme supports all of our graduates in their personal development whilst working in our technical teams. As part of the programme you will even gain a qualification in Leadership and Management.
The two-year programme starts with a tailored, week-long induction programme to welcome you into the business, help you understand the breadth of what NNL does and describe the programme and what’s expected of you.
Working alongside fellow graduates, you will then embark on the training programme, with sessions every three months. You’ll learn project management, communication skills and nuclear insight while we help you develop your confidence in team working and public speaking. You’ll learn everything there is to know about the UK and global nuclear industry as well as internal research and development.
Role Responsibility
As a Technical Leadership Graduate, we will help you develop towards taking a lead role in our research and development projects. You will acquire a depth of knowledge and specific technical skills in a particular area of our business. You will experience the full life cycle of our projects; from liaising with customers to understand their needs, planning work and developing new methods and processes, to documenting your work effectively in technical reports. Our graduates support us in many areas of the business; business development, product innovation, project delivery and environment, health, safety, security and quality.
Mechanical engineers can fulfil a number of different roles within NNL. Most of our mechanical engineers work in design, from concept through to detail, either designing experimental rigs to be operated by our scientists in our world-class facilities, or designing modifications to the infrastructure of our facilities as part of multi-million pound enhancement projects.
Graduate mechanical engineers can expect to use state of the art 3D CAD workstations and be involved in concept design, detail design, manufacture, testing, commissioning and on site deployment.
Mechanical engineers are also engaged within our Modelling and Simulation capability, developing models to test and analyse how structures or components would behave under impact or seismic conditions.
Our mechanical engineers also form an integral part of our Laboratory Operations Engineering teams, managing Engineering teams and delivering projects to ensure our facilities are maintained effectively and any breakdowns are dealt with promptly.
The Ideal Candidate
Naturally curious, you’ll have the drive and determination to discover more – about yourself and our business. Forward-thinking, proactive and positive, you’ll bring your own energy to the team and you’ll have an enquiring mind that helps us to discover solutions to the world’s biggest energy issues.
We’ll also expect you to have graduated, or be on course to graduate with a 2:1 or higher in Mechanical Engineering.
About the Company
We play a key role in the UK and global nuclear industry. That means reducing the cost of clean-up and decommissioning, maintaining critical skills and attracting talented new people to the industry. We're the only UK organisation with the skills, facilities and expertise to provide technical support to all aspects of the nuclear industry. What's more, we pride ourselves on offering quality, value and service to every one of our customers.
National Nuclear Laboratory