2025 Summer Student - Engineering Student

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is bringing together the finest minds to form a diverse, vibrant and dynamic workforce culture energized by the innovative capacity of students, new graduates and mid-career professionals, underpinned by senior world-renowned experts. We hire numerous students from colleges and universities each semester to support our research and perform other assignments. If you are looking for exciting and challenging work this Winter, keep reading, and if you meet the requirements of this role, apply today!

The successful Summer Student candidate will work with a team of researchers and technical officers in the Advanced Reactor Materials and Chemistry branch in several projects to support the development of Molten Salt Reactors. The candidate, with the help from CNL staff, will assist the design of equipment and apparatus to perform corrosion and electrochemical experiments in high temperature molten salts. It is crucial that the experimental conditions such as temperature, moisture, and oxygen contents will need to be strictly controlled and monitored. In addition, the environmental parameters will need to be recorded regularly during the entire duration of the experiments which may last for weeks or months. The successful candidate should have good knowledge of designing equipment and apparatus, particularly high-temperature high-pressure vessels, know how to implement sensors and control systems, and understand about data acquisition. Knowledge of AutoCAD, LabVIEW is desirable.

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and copy of an up-to-date transcript by the posting close date of January 5th at 11:59 pm EST to ensure consideration for student employment. All students applying for student positions at CNL must be returning to full-time studies upon completion of their work term. Exceptions will be made for students who require a work term to graduate.

Department: Advanced Reactors Materials & Chemistry Branch
Number of Positions: 1
Duration: 4 months (May-August)
Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
Year of study: 3rd and 4th year of studies

What you will be doing:

• Designing of an experimental cell that allows to melt chloride and fluoride salts (e.g., KCl-MgCl2, FLiNaK) under a controlled inert atmosphere.
• Designing of a gas supply system equipped with oxygen and moisture sensors.
• Designing of a data acquisition system to record temperature, oxygen, and moisture contents.
• Interacting with workshop to fabricate components.
• Assisting the assemble and commission of the equipment.
• Documenting the design and prepare manual instruction.
• Other duties as assigned.

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • Currently enrolled in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering program or equivalent fields.
• Experience
  • Excellent knowledge of mechanical design
  • Knowledge about sensors, control systems, and data acquisition is essential.
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Proficient in AutoCAD and LabVIEW
  • Good communication and writing skills
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's "Standard on Security Screening" and the "Policy on Government Security."

Why CNL?
Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We offer Students:

• Paid Statutory Holidays (within the working term);
• 1 Company Floating Holiday;
• Instead of accumulative vacation time, students receive an additional 4% of earnings on each pay!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

Location:

CNL's Chalk River laboratory is nestled in the Ottawa Valley and affords our employees an environmentally pristine area with extensive forests, hills, and numerous small lakes. These support a variety of wildlife typical to the southern edge of the Canadian Shield. Many surrounding towns, such as Pembroke, Petawawa, and Deep River, provide unparalleled outdoor adventures at your doorstep!

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Please read here for more on our DE&I Commitment.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects, including accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.

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