EC&I Engineering - NDA group graduates

As part of the NDA group Graduate Programme, you will have the opportunity to gain experience across the organisations that make up the NDA group, working in a variety of teams, locations and environments. You'll contribute to meaningful work that has a lasting impact, helping to support the safe, secure and sustainable management of the UK's nuclear legacy. Along the way, you'll learn from industry experts, build valuable networks and develop a broad range of technical, professional and behavioural skills that will prepare you for a successful career in the nuclear sector.

Alongside your placements, you'll take part in the NDA group Graduate Development Programme, designed to accelerate your personal and professional growth. Where relevant, you'll be supported to achieve professional accreditation, registration or chartership. With guidance from experienced professionals, mentors and programme stakeholders, you'll gain the knowledge, confidence and capability needed to thrive across the NDA group and make a meaningful contribution to the future of the UK's nuclear industry.

The Engineering Job Family provides innovative technical expertise and practical solutions to support the safety, reliability and performance of nuclear facilities, assets and systems. Roles within this family may involve design, maintenance, testing, validation, construction, commissioning, asset management and technical support, helping ensure critical systems continue to operate safely and effectively throughout their lifecycle.

Engineering teams play a vital role in enabling mission delivery today while helping shape the infrastructure, technologies and engineering solutions needed for the future.

Electrical, Control and Instrumentation (EC&I) Engineering provides specialist expertise in the electrical systems, control technologies and instrumentation that underpin safe operations across complex nuclear environments. These systems are essential for monitoring performance, controlling plant operations, managing risk and maintaining safe working conditions.

This area contributes to the availability, safety and effectiveness of systems that underpin operational and decommissioning activity.

As an EC&I Engineering Graduate, you will contribute to some of the UK's most complex and nationally significant engineering challenges, supporting the safe, secure and sustainable management of the nation's nuclear legacy.

Electrical, Control and Instrumentation (EC&I) Engineering plays a vital role in ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the systems that support nuclear facilities. Through your placements, you will gain experience across a range of engineering environments where electrical systems, control technologies and instrumentation are fundamental to operational performance and safety.

Working alongside experienced engineers and technical specialists, you may contribute to activities such as maintenance and inspection programmes, plant operations, equipment upgrades, engineering assurance, asset management and design modifications. You will develop an understanding of how engineering decisions are made within a highly regulated and safety‑critical environment.

You could gain exposure to operational facilities, major engineering projects and decommissioning activities, helping to improve system reliability, enhance asset performance and support the safe delivery of complex programmes. This breadth of experience will provide valuable insight into how EC&I engineering works alongside other disciplines to deliver effective engineering solutions.

Through this pathway, you will build an understanding of how engineering expertise are used to monitor performance, manage risk and support safe operations across…