About the job

Workload: 100% 

Do you want to contribute to a sustainable energy mix and see nuclear energy as a method to achieve net zero? Drive a climate-friendly future together with Axpo and support us in ensuring Switzerland's energy security.⚡

The trainee program allows you to dive into three different departments and build your know-how. Take on responsibility in new projects every six months and bring innovative solution proposals. Your traineeship starts at the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant (KKB) in the Electrical Engineering department; you can choose the second and third departments freely according to your preferences within the Axpo Group (including our subsidiary CKW).

The optimal start for your professional future! The traineeship starts on April 1, 2026, and is limited to 18 months with the option of permanent employment.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• You contribute with your technical know-how to safe electricity production and supply at Axpo. ⚡
• During the traineeship, you actively contribute to daily business and take on responsibility from day one – projects range, for example, from engineering, re-engineering, app development to analysis and digitization.
• Work on innovation projects and make our processes more digital and agile.
• Start your first assignment in the Electrical Engineering Department of the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant . The team is responsible for operational IT, analog and digital control technology, measurement and control technology, switchgear from low to high voltage, and much more.

Profile & Requirements

• University degree in electrical engineering, IT, or physics (graduated within the last two years)
• Strong interest in the energy industry, especially power plant technologies
• First professional experiences as an intern or working student
• Good analytical and interconnected thinking and interest in agile methods
• High sense of responsibility, proactivity, and team player
• Impeccable reputation according to the federal security check (PSP)
• Fluent in German and English

About the Team

You will be part of the 19th Axpo Group trainee generation. Meet regularly at events, whether lunch or even visits to power plants. You work in an international, open, and collaborative working atmosphere and make a valuable contribution to the future.

The innovative environment motivates us to bring in our own ideas, expand our knowledge of the energy industry, and achieve great things together.

You will work in Beznau, Baden, and/or Leibstadt (KKL). The traineeship salary is CHF 86,000 per year, and you benefit from attractive employee conditions.

Further details about the traineeship can be found here .

➡️ Dive into the world of Nathan, our former Trainee Nuclear Digitalisation & Innovation.