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Nuclear - Undergraduate Summer Internship

Job description

Get an incredible summer experience and immerse yourself in our world. These 10 to 12-week paid internships over the summer holiday give you the opportunity to try out a discipline and see if it’s something you want to do once you graduate.

Our internships offer more than just work – they’re a chance to experience life at Babcock, meet new people, and develop skills that will enhance your future career.

What you’ll be doing
You will be based in one of our design, safety or facility management offices working with the teams who maintain the facilities at Devonport, Plymouth to support the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Royal Navy. Our growing Engineering teams work collaboratively with our customers in the UK and around the world incorporating leading edge technology into existing vessels and to create innovative new ship designs. During this summer internship you’ll be given the opportunity get involved in real-world projects from your first day.

What you’ll get out of it
Half of the entire Royal Navy surface fleet is based in Devonport, so you’ll spend your summer getting hands-on with some of the world’s most advanced naval technology. You’ll have a variety of different opportunities, working as part of technical departments, project management or production teams.

What we are looking for

Studying a STEM degree.

Many of our early careers roles are subject to Security Clearance and Trade Control restrictions which mean that your place of birth, nationality, citizenship, or residency you hold or have held may impact which roles you are eligible for. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK. For our early careers roles, you must be able to achieve BPSS and many of them require you to be eligible for Security Clearance.

Accepted degree subjects

  • environmental science and ecology
  • physics
  • electronic and electrical engineering
  • health sciences
  • archaeology
  • engineering management
  • computer sciences and information technology
  • civil engineering and construction
  • medicine
  • transport engineering
  • agricultural sciences
  • food sciences
  • geology and geography
  • mechanical engineering
  • pharmacy and pharmacology
  • mathematics
  • information science and librarianship
  • aerospace engineering
  • animal care and veterinary science
  • chemistry
  • chemical engineering
  • materials science

Additional job details

Location
Bristol
Plymouth
Salary
Competitive salary

Contract, dates and working times

Full-time

How to apply

Please be aware that if there is a high level of interest in this programme, applications may close earlier than advertised. To give yourself the best chance of being considered for a place on this programme, please submit your application as early as possible. 

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 17 December 2024

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Closing date:  17 December 2024

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