Engineering Graduate Placement Opportunity

4 weeks ago


Reading, Reading, United Kingdom Industry Placements Full time
About the Year in Industry Placement

We are offering a rewarding and exciting one-year placement as an Undergraduate Engineer at AWE, where you will make a genuine contribution to keeping the UK safe and secure. The opportunities to explore a placement at AWE are endless across our engineering function.

Completing your industrial placement at AWE gives you exposure to the exciting and unique world of nuclear warhead design and commissioning, multi-million-pound civil and construction projects to increase our infrastructure capabilities, as well as vastly important analytical modelling, virtual reality testing, additive manufacturing, and so much more.

  • You will be collaborating with like-minded people on challenging problems from Day 1, and you will encounter many development opportunities within the role.
  • You will develop a work plan at the start of your placement that will help you to track your progress, achieve your goals, and meet our programme needs.
  • Depending on the team you are assigned to, you may have the opportunity to interact with UK and overseas partners and customers.
  • There is a vibrant early careers community at AWE, and you will have the opportunity to socialise across the multi-disciplinary group of undergraduate placement students and new graduates.
  • You can join any of our six staff-led Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion working groups to help guide our supportive work culture.
  • You will learn about AWE and develop a pathway to re-join us once you graduate (if you wish) on our Evolve graduate development scheme.
The Behaviours You Will Bring to the Team

Candidates will be studying for a degree within an engineering field, including Manufacturing, Mechanical, Design, Aerospace, Automotive, Chemical, Electrical, Robotics, Mechatronic, Systems, Materials, Civil, and Nuclear Engineering.

  • A salary of £22,250
  • A market-leading contributory pension scheme
  • 270 hours of annual leave a year, including an allowance for bank holidays
  • Access to the employee discounts portal – everyday savings on retail, hospitality, and leisure


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