Mechanical Design Engineer Review
at Sellafield Ltd
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
Warrington
Review Submitted: June 2025
Overall Rating
3.6 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
3.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Supporting design of pressure systems with calculations and written reports
assessing whether systems are fit for service, using FEA to analyse the state of operational systems
assessing whether systems are fit for service, using FEA to analyse the state of operational systems
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I had responsibility of doing real work that had a positive impact
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Software skills, such as FEA
Presentstion opportunities
Time management and planning
Team work
Presentstion opportunities
Time management and planning
Team work
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Regular appraisals and meeting, lots of opportunities for support
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Good young representation and a graduate council
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed my time both for the skills I picked up and enjoyed the out of office opportunities
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Sellafield Ltd
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Sellafield Ltd to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Sellafield Ltd
Look into the wider nuclear industry
