ANSTO
ANSTO’s Cadetship Program – Engineering (Jun 2024)
Sydney
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 55858 / Year
- A competitive annual starting salary of $55,896 pro rata plus 15.4% superannuation
- 5 vacancies
- Apply by 26 Mar 2024
- Start date 30 Jun 2024 - 30 Jul 2024
Launch your career with ANSTO’s Cadetship Program!
Opportunities for high performing Australian undergraduate students studying Civil, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical, I&C, Process/Chemical Engineering.
About the Program
An entry level employment pathway for you to immerse yourself in practical paid work whilst completing your undergraduate studies. ANSTO’s Cadetship Program will invest in you, providing ongoing development, diverse learning, professional growth and mentoring.
Throughout the program you will be supported by experienced engineers and technical specialists. You will gain valuable experience by rotating through our engineering business areas at Lucas Heights (Sydney), working across a range of engineering design, delivery and project areas, with hands-on insights to this amazing industry.
Your exposure will include contributing to the ANSTO Strategy & Vision providing you with an understanding of how Nuclear Technology benefits all Australians.
The Benefits
ANSTO Cadets will receive the following:
- Permanent ongoing employment with ANSTO, subject to satisfactory performance.
- A competitive annual starting salary of $55,896 pro rata plus 15.4% superannuation.
- All relevant employee leave entitlements pro rata.
- Flexible arrangements allowing a balance between study and work.
- Reimbursement towards compulsory university fees
- Reimbursement of costs of books and resources up to a maximum of $1,000 per year.
- Mentoring from experienced nuclear industry engineers and world class training to help you gain and expand your skills
About Us
ANSTO partners with scientists and engineers to apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for nuclear research.
The ANSTO Engineering Group is at the forefront of delivering major engineering outcomes for ANSTO assets and processes in Reactor Operations, Nuclear Medicine, Waste Management, Civil and Infrastructure, and Decommissioning activities. Our engineering team is a diverse and talented group of people dedicated to making the lives of Australians better. The nuclear industry is exciting with many opportunities and ANSTO is growing its capability in this area with this program.
Eligibility
The ideal applicant will:
- be enrolled in one of the identified engineering degrees
- have completed 12 months full-time tertiary study
- have a minimum credit average
- be available to commence in the program from July 2024
To be eligible for appointment, applicants will require a security and pre-employment medical assessment. All applicants must be Australian citizens.
Closing Date: 26 March 2024
In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we understand that diverse teams produce better outcomes and we value the merit that a diverse perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen
- Engineering & Mathematics
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Project management, mechanical design, document reviews, inspection of mechanical systems, reading technical drawings, liaising with contractors and suppliers
Research scientist, running experiments, preparing samples for analysis by specialist facilities on site, data analysis, reading literature, potentially writing papers
As someone very new to my role, i undertake a lot of lab work under the direct supervision of my supervisor. he and i work together as a team in the lab. outside of the lab, as i am still learning about the area, i am writing a literature review with the goal of increasing my understanding and perhaps publication.
About the employer
ANSTO
4.1
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Government & Public Service
To find solutions ANSTO operates much of Australia’s landmark infrastructure including one of the world’s most modern nuclear research reactors, OPAL.
Pros and cons of working at ANSTO
Pros
A lot of training opportunities and good pay for a graduate position. Great support and team culture. I have had good opportunities to get involved with events and projects.
Flexibility, technological and research infrastructure, high level of responsibility
Great research facilities, good work-life balance and flexibility, good amount of responsibility
The unique science and engineering challenges. it is a really great place to learn about a whole load of different industries and really expand your skills.
Diverse company with many different opportunities
Cons
Being government the work pace can be a bit slow at times.
The location is far away from almost everything, commute to work is tedious.
Being home to a nuclear reactor, the location of ANSTO is quite far away from the centre of Sydney and there are limited options for getting to work through public transport.
As with any big organisation, there are some bureaucratic-type challenges, but these are constantly improving.
Some days are very paperwork/documentation-based. few ongoing roles for scientific staff. higher-level management appears to be gutting the research out of the organisation.