Are you ready to power the future with a summer job at the heart of the energy industry? Apply now and join us for an impactful summer 2025!
About the role
As a summer trainee, you will have an exciting opportunity to participate in automation projects related to Loviisa nuclear power plant as well as domestic and international customers of Nuclear Services. We have just renewed the operating licenses of Loviisa NPP units until 2050 and are currently planning the next automation modernization projects for the units. In addition, we are currently investigating opportunities regarding new nuclear power and have several projects on-going for our external customers.
Your position is located in the I&C Project Design team of Engineering & Projects (E&P) business area, located in Espoo, Finland. The team consists of I&C experts, who are utilized in projects supporting safe and efficient operations of the Loviisa nuclear power plant, our Co-owned nuclear units, external nuclear customers, the development of new nuclear and nuclear R&D activities in Fortum.
What you'll be doing:
- Support I&C architecture, I&C system and component level design
- Support the projects by performing tasks related to areas of automation engineering, quality, requirement management, configuration and change management, licensing, qualification, V&V, and cyber security
- Participate in engineering process development and build a comprehensive understanding of automation technology's essential role in terms of nuclear safety.
This position suits best candidates who want to gain experience from nuclear automation modernization projects and are willing to develop towards an automation project professional.
A few domestic travel days might be included, mostly to the Loviisa site.
About you
We are looking for a student with a positive and proactive attitude, development-oriented mindset, and a genuine interest in learning and growing as a nuclear automation and project professional.
To succeed in this role, you are expected to have basic knowledge of process automation systems and components, project work, use basic office tools effectively, and a desire to work in the nuclear energy sector. Collaboration with team members and other colleagues is also vital.
We appreciate taking initiative, responsibility, and giving us new ideas.
Due to our international work environment, you will need excellent English skills, both written and spoken. As we also work under Finnish regulation and internal instructions, Finnish skills are considered an asset.
We hope that you apply for the position, if you have:
- Upper-level studies (academic or polytechnic) in automation engineering, with at least first-year studies successfully completed
- Fluent communication skills both written and verbal
- Knowledge of Office tools, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Programming, AI, and modern project and engineering tool skills are considered an asset
We offer you
We value our summer trainees and want to make your experience rewarding.
During the summer you will:
- Receive an introduction to your tasks and be supported by your team.
- Work with interesting and diverse tasks with real responsibility.
- Enjoy a hybrid work model with flexible working hours, allowing you to balance remote and in-office work.
- Learn about our company, the energy industry, and the sustainable solutions that we are working with.
- Network with other trainees.
- Gain valuable experience, that can lead to a career with us. Many of our trainees continue after the summer, working part-time while continuing studies or as thesis worker. [include if there are possibilities for continuation]
Read more about Summer Energy, our recruitment process and previous summer trainees' experiences here.
Interested?
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, send your application through our recruitment tool by February 9th, 2025. For further information, please contact Mika Heikkilä, [email protected], +358 40 354 1428.
Apply as soon as possible! We start reviewing applications and reaching out to suitable candidates already during the application period. The job ad will be closed as soon as the right candidate is found.
Our process includes an assessment test and an interview with the hiring manager. The summer trainee period typically runs from May to September. Please indicate your availability in your application.
To be selected for the position, the applicant must go through background clearance and a health examination including drug testing.
Espoo office is a smoke-free workplace.
We are Fortum
Fortum is a Nordic energy company. Our purpose is to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together. We are one of the cleanest energy producers in Europe and our actions are guided by our ambitious environmental targets. We generate and deliver clean energy reliably and help industries to decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations in the Nordics comprise of efficient, CO2-free power generation as well as reliable supply of electricity and district heat to private and business customers. For our ~5 000 employees, we commit to be a safe, and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com