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The rapidly changing skyline at our Aldermaston and Burghfield sites gives an indication of the transformational change now underway to meet the future challenges of a changing world.
We and our partners are delivering a cutting-edge, sustainable environment for the future, while maintaining our existing 1,000-acre-plus estate that already includes many unique facilities.
Yet the impressive infrastructure programme tells only part of the story. We’re in the early stages of a significant programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent, ensuring the safety and security of us all for many decades to come.
Truly extraordinary engineering
Our work can involve working with fissile, explosive and toxic materials in complex facilities. To overcome the challenges this poses and thrive in this environment requires a very specific mix of skills, experience and behaviours. We would love to hear from talented, dedicated engineers who have worked in high hazard production and who would like to supercharge their career in our unique environment.
Manufacturing is at the heart of what we do at AWE. Our manufacturing and production engineers create amazing components, with ultra-precise tolerances and extreme reliability, that are assembled into our products. Our work ranges from the traditional to the highly unusual in terms of the materials used and the manufacturing processes employed. The scope of work undertaken by our facility and asset engineers is huge.
Our products remain in service for decades with stringent monitoring and maintenance schedules. This includes the continued, reliable use of ‘legacy’ facilities and assets – condition monitoring, reliability and preventative maintenance are key – in some cases extending the safe and effective working life of equipment beyond its originally-planned lifespan. Elsewhere, we are commissioning some of the most cutting-edge facilities and equipment on the planet in preparation for new products.
Quality, safety and security are central to our success. Our engineers must be at the top of their game every day. Continuous professional development and career progression are key to our professional approach. We take registration as EngTech and CEng very seriously, with a comprehensive mentoring and support framework to help our people achieve these. Our engineers secure top national accolades such as Whitworth Scholarship Awards and Fellowship of professional institutions.
Come and join our team
Today, AWE’s workforce stands at over 8,000 exceptional, diverse people. We’re consistently named as one of the UK’s top 25 best big companies to work for, recognising our commitment to our people and demonstrating that we prioritise employee engagement as a vital part of our success.
If this has sparked your interest in AWE and the opportunities we offer to progress your career, please see our current vacancies.
For further information visit www.awe.co.uk/careers/
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