Metallography Summer Placement Student (10 weeks)

Job Introduction

Job Description for Metallography Summer Placement Student 

There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum.

We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

NNL is where your understanding of reactors fuels the nation. As part of our Fuel Reactor & Reprocessing capability, you’ll play a vital role in developing the UK fuel cycle in line with advances in new technology and new processes. 

Main Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities for Metallography Summer Placement Student 

The Metallography team within NNL, is an important component of our PIE (Post Irradiation Evaluation) delivery to projects of national importance to the UK. Our customers are from both Defence and Civil sectors and rely on our specialised knowledge and skills to provide key data for safe nuclear reactor operations.

The key activities of the team are to produce high quality metallographic samples, which are then examined on microscopes (both optical and electron). The images are analysed and important parameters and features are assessed, to allow the delivery of high-quality reports for our customers.

This 10 week, summer student placement in metallography, is a fantastic opportunity to work within the team, both learning the key principles and activities and contributing to the on-going programmes currently underway.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria for Metallography Summer Placement Student

• Studying for a Degree in Materials Science and be on track for obtaining a 2:1.
• Able to commit to the 10 weeks of the summer placement. 
• Ability to act independently under guidance.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to develop good networking skills.
• Ability to obtain BPSS level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment and criminal record checks).

About The Company

Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.

Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.

Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.

We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.