Materials Trainee

Internship Overview We are looking for an intern who will join for 6 months our Materials Team. newcleo's Material & Chemistry (MCX) laboratories generate the experimental data behind material qualification for the design of our lead-cooled fast reactors and is working towards preparing for ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.

Join the Material & Chemistry Quality unit (MCQ) and help demonstrate that our results can be trusted: hands-on, in the labs, and in our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), with outputs that stay in use and support the rest of the team. Work Plan Month 1 – Onboarding: lab quality system, ISO/IEC 17025, nuclear QA principles, safety; shadowing in the labs.

Months 2–3 – Equipment management: check calibration status, traceability and records; build a gap register with the lab teams. Months 3–6 – Validity of results: support setting up control charts, comparisons and measurement uncertainty evaluations for selected test methods. Support the laboratories in documenting and reviewing method validation against ISO/IEC 17025 requirements.

Months 4–6 – LIMS quality data: load and verify quality master data (equipment, calibrations, methods) in the LIMS and check that its configuration reflects laboratory procedures.

Qualifications

Education

MSc student or recent MSc graduate in Materials, Chemical or Nuclear Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or related fields. Experience Hands-on lab experience with testing or analytical techniques is highly appreciated. Statistics applied to experimental data; Excel (Python or R is a plus). Rigorous and curious; knowledge of ISO 9001 or ISO/IEC 17025 is a plus, not a requirement.

Programming or IT skills (e.g. software or database configuration) are highly appreciated. Language Proficiency: English (CEFR C1+) Italian (CEFR C1+) French is a plus