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We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.
We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
About the opportunity
We are currently recruiting for interns for 2025 to work with the ANSWERS Software Service team.
We are looking for students in higher education studying Engineering, Physics, Math's or Software to undertake specific short term projects in mathematical methods development, software engineering, physics modelling and validation.
- These projects will be addressing some of the cutting edge aspects of nuclear research to provide inputs to our longer term research projects for our international customers.
- Students will be matched to the most suitable project for their current course of study and will have a dedicated internal mentor available as well
- Ideally you will be in your final year of study, but all candidates will be assessed on their individual merits
The nuclear industry is moving away from traditional reactor designs to new small modular reactor (SMR) and advanced modular reactor (AMR) designs, with improved safety features and lower build costs. These new concepts bring exciting new modelling challenges requiring the introduction of innovative new mathematics, physics, engineering and software engineering techniques.
This role will present excellent opportunities for the development of skills and experience in physics and math's, particularly as applied to nuclear engineering. Locations will be at both our Warrington or Dorchester offices with some home working available.
- Must be in higher Education studying Engineering, Physics, Math's, Software or similar subjects
- Ability to think innovatively and to solve complex problems
- Capacity to quickly and efficiently absorb new technical skills
- Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing with internal and external experts and customers
- Self-motivated, with an ability and desire to work collaboratively
Our culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.
We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
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