Engineering & Maintenance placements


Face unique challenges in engineering and maintenance at Sellafield.

At Sellafield, Engineering & Maintenance presents unique challenges, driving high-hazard reduction through safe, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions. Our Placement Programme features four dynamic placements designed to enhance your technical expertise and professional capabilities. From day one, you’ll experience genuine inclusivity while rotating through plant operations, equipment programs, central operations, and design roles over the course of your placement.

  • The business area encompasses diverse engineering roles: Reliability Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Equipment Engineers, Equipment Services Engineers, and Plant Facing Design Office teams, providing multi-discipline design solutions. Central teams lead engineering processes, managing configuration, reliability, and asset information systems.

  • Following a successful placement with us, and subject to a vacancy, you may secure a place to return on our graduate programme once you’ve graduated. This is an excellent way to secure a role ready for when you graduate.

  • Civil Engineering,  Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering