Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Placement Year
// Role Summary
Embark on a Mechanical Engineering Placement Year with Cavendish Nuclear, contributing to vital UK clean energy projects while gaining hands-on experience in design, assessment, and project delivery.
// Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to major nuclear programmes in design, assessment, and delivery of mechanical systems.
- Gain experience in engineering calculations, technical documentation, and design substantiation.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams on equipment upgrades, decommissioning, and plant modifications.
- Exposure to technically challenging projects, industry standards, and nuclear safety requirements.
- Opportunity to be considered for the graduate programme upon successful completion.
- Requires studying an accredited engineering degree and ability to obtain BPSS and SC clearance.
// Role Specification
Join our Cavendish Nuclear business for a Mechanical Engineering Placement Year and play a key role in delivering safe, secure, and sustainable nuclear solutions that support the UK’s clean energy future.
During your placement year, you’ll contribute to the design, assessment and delivery of mechanical systems used across major nuclear programmes, while gaining strong understanding of project delivery and the role mechanical engineers play in supporting critical national infrastructure.
You’ll support engineering calculations, produce and review technical documentation, assist with design substantiation and safety case development, and work closely with multidisciplinary teams. You may also contribute to activities such as equipment upgrades, decommissioning, plant modifications and new build support.
This role offers exposure to technically challenging projects, alongside industry standards and nuclear safety requirements, and insight into how engineering principles are applied in practice.
As your confidence and capability grow, you’ll take on increasing responsibility and contribute more independently to project work. You’ll also build an understanding of professional engineering standards, helping to prepare you for future progression towards IEng or CEng status after graduation.
What you’ll get out of it
Our placements are about more than work experience – they’re an opportunity to immerse yourself in life at Babcock, form meaningful connections, and develop skills that will set you up for your future career. You’ll work alongside supportive colleagues and gain guidance from experienced professionals every step of the way.
We value the fresh perspectives and innovative ideas that placement students bring to our team. We believe you have the potential to shape the future of our business. But we also understand that this placement is as much about you assessing what’s right for you as it is about us getting to know you. Perform well, and you could be considered for a position on our graduate programme – your journey with Babcock could just be getting started.
What you’ll need
- You must be studying an engineering degree in one of the following disciplines: Mechanical, Structural, Materials, Motorsport, Mechatronics or Engine Systems. Our preference is that your degree is also accredited by the relevant institution.
- For this programme, you must be able to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance.