AWE PLC

HSE Manager Location: RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking . Package: £45,760 - £60,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight click apply for full job details

Head of Future Capability - Assembly Closing date: 13 July 2025. We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking click apply for full job details

Principal Facility Specialist and TSA Facility Operator Designate Location - RNAD Coulport, near Helensburgh (20 minutes north of Helensburgh). Role is based on-site. Package -Starting from £64k (Dependant on experience and suitability for the role) Working pattern - 07:15 - 16:45 Monday - Thursday plus requirement to support 13-hour shifts for a few weeks in a year (which attracts additional payment click apply for full job details

AWE is currently recruiting a Commercial Administrator with knowledge of procurement and governance to provide admin support to the Commercial (Supply Chain) function, specifically supporting the commercial boards and managing pipeline data integrity. Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking click apply for full job details

Electrical Network Manager Location: RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking . Package: £47,690-£55,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight click apply for full job details

Digitisation Services Manager Location: RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking . Package: £48,250 - £60,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight click apply for full job details

Senior Safety Engineer - Electrical Location: RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking . Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston click apply for full job details

Process Specialist Location - Burghfield Package - From £30,000 dependant on skills and experience, plus allowances following completion of training. Working Hours: Monday - Friday 07.30 - 16.30 (Week 1), Monday - Thursday 07.30 - 16.30 (Week 2) Let us introduce the role AWE is currently recruiting for a Process Specialist to join our busy teams, working to help meet our businesses mission statement click apply for full job details

Principal Reliability & Safety Engineer Location: RG7 4PR , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking . Package: £75,000 - £98,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight click apply for full job details

Trials, Experiments & Technology (Development) Lead Software Engineer - Orion Laser Facility AWE has opportunities for experienced Software Engineers to join our team working in our Orion Laser Facility. These roles offer excellent professional development opportunities! Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. Package: £37,860 - £60,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role As a lead Software Engineer, you will design, build and maintain software to support the business requirements. The role is instrumental for us to deliver on our goals as an organisation. You will ensure compliance with company processes and procedures relating to the delivery of the project. Provide technical support for the software and services supported by the team. Produce required documentation to support all phases of the software development process. Provide timely updates to task managers on the status of assigned deliverables. Accountable for safety and security of all the work that you carry out. The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs. Ideal Candidates will have the following skills, experience, and behaviours: Proven expertise in full-stack development using Python, Flask, HTML/CSS, JavaScript and MS SQL. Lead the team in implementing best practices in software development, including modular code architecture, code review processes, configuration control, automated testing, and continuous integration. Actively contribute to hands on coding. Translate business requirements into detailed technical design. Proactively analyse and optimise existing systems for improved performance, maintainability and testability. Troubleshooting and supporting multidisciplined teams with any software issues. Guides and mentors more junior members of the team. A degree in Computer Science or similar or equivalent experience. Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application. Experience using LabVIEW. Experience of developing and adapting SCADA systems components as well as performing full scale integration and testing. Writing technical documentation to meet customer requirements, as required. Deliver high quality results within deadlines. Self-initiative and self-motivation. Willingness to learn other software languages. Solution-oriented and continuous improvement mindset. Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability to tackle complex challenges. Accountable for the safety of all aspects of work you carry out. Be a role model for the best practices within the team. Excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary for effective teamwork, documentation and stakeholder management. Training can be provided if needed on SCADA, Labview if required. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work. In addition, 208 hours of holiday each year (equal to at least 25 days leave) plus Bank Holidays. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'. Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. JBRP1_UKTJ

PL-400 Certified Developer Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. Package: £38,350 - £50,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. Let us introduce the role AWE is currently recruiting for a PL-400 Certified Developer for the Enterprise Applications group. The Role: Developer on key projects, ensuring the team delivers to meet requirements. Design and build software and software modifications to meet business requirements using agreed standards and tools to achieve a well-engineered result. Adherence to appropriate delivery methodologies such as Waterfall, Scrum and Agile. Provide technical support for supported applications, integrations and services. Ensure configuration and change is managed and controlled throughout software development lifecycle. Produce required documentation to support all phases of the system development process. Carry out code reviews across all development deliveries to ensure high quality first time. Provide timely updates to task managers on the status of assigned deliverables. Retain knowledge of latest programming and design techniques. Who are we looking for? We do need you to have the following: Strong experience of using Power Platform Model Driven Apps and C# scripting. PL-400 Microsoft Certified Power Platform certification is essential. Experience of Dynamics 365 CRM Plugin Development using C#. The following would also be desirable: Experience with an Integration environment/role, using Azure LogicApps, Azure Function Apps and SSIS/SSMS would be desirable. Experience of Agile methodology and flexible in approach. Experience of unit testing and test automation Recent Experience in Azure DevOps or similar (Jira, GitHub). You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'. Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically 1 days onsite per month. Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions. Next steps: Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application. Important things you need to know: We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes. You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process. Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process. JBRP1_UKTJ

Principal Pulsed Power Scientist Closing Date: 4th March 2025 Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. Due to the experimental and classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. Package: £59,960 - £68,000 salary range (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) A relocation package may be available (terms and conditions apply). Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role AWE is currently looking for either an experienced scientist or electrical/electronic engineer to work within our Pulsed Power teams. This role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to become a subject matter expert within a technical team that design, construct, and commission pulsed power systems, generating multi-terawatt pulses of RF electromagnetic power. This is a great opportunity to be involved in unique scientific research which underpins the safety and performance of our defence programmes. This role sits within our Technology Development Group, and the successful candidate will be working with a team of like-minded individuals to investigate the next generation of technology to improve modelling and experiments at AWE. We are looking for senior Physicists or experienced Electrical/Electronic Engineers to step into this role and work with AWE and its internal stakeholders to deliver important data and projects to the wider business. This role also comes with exciting opportunities to travel to the US, France and within the UK to represent the business. The responsibilities of a Principal Pulsed Power Scientist/Engineer are: To lead the design, construction, and commissioning of high pulsed power systems. Incorporate technological understanding and stakeholder needs to advise on suitable development programmes. Develop collaborative programmes with academia, industry, and government laboratories to tailor emergent technologies to AWE need. Provide technical leadership of projects at phases from concept to commissioning. Who Are We Looking For? To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following: A degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification. Demonstrated delivery of projects with at least one or more of the following aspects: pulsed power, radiofrequency technologies, electron beam control and high voltage design. Previous experience with stakeholder management and engagement. Experience managing product development across multidisciplinary teams and supply chains. Previous experience in leading technical projects and/or task management. Previous experience in planning and safely executing hazardous experimentation trials. Familiarity with Functional Safety Systems. Understanding of power distribution, including power network modelling and analysis. Experience or knowledge of Radio Frequency systems and/or Antenna design. Experience or knowledge of Pulse Power / High voltage design. You will need to be able and willing to travel across the UK, and to the US and France to represent the business. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'. JBRP1_UKTJ

Theoretical Physicist Closing Date: 24th February 2025 Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston. Package: £36,640 - £43,500 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. Let us introduce the role AWE is currently recruiting for a Theoretical Physicist for the Material Physics Group, which sits within our Physics sub-function. This role is ideally suited to a physicist who enjoys developing and applying atomic physics theory to the computational modelling of spectra, has an interest in plasma/high-energy density physics and the analysis of results. Working within the Material Physics Group the successful candidate will be required to undertake research projects to improve our knowledge of opacity, developing code for high-performance computing platforms and creating data for use in hydrodynamic simulations. There will be opportunities for travel to develop collaborations with existing partners. You will work with a variety of teams to support both our core product and our modelling programme to progress the maturity of the models we use. Who are we looking for? We do need you to have the following: a PhD in a Physics related subject. a willingness to travel overseas is essential to participate in discussions with researchers from other institutions. Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following: Experience in the areas of: plasma, atomic or high-energy density physics An understanding of how radiation interacts with matter. Developing computer programs to perform simulations programming language such as Python, Fortran or C++ Linux/HPC computer environments. You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to deadlines. Some reasons we think you'll love it here: AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include: 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary). Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring. The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'. JBRP1_UKTJ

Working within our Facility Engineering team, we are looking to appoint an experienced Control and Instrumentation (C&I) Engineer (Plant & Building Services) to deliver professional engineering services across our plant and equipment. This is an excellent opportunity for you to apply your expertise to deliver engineering solutions during the lifecycle of our facilities and in return receive excelle click apply for full job details

Quality Inspector - Shift Salary - £27,960 - £39,000 ( depending on your suitability and level of experience) Location - Reading Area Closing Date - 15th Feb 2024 As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you click apply for full job details

Senior Quality Manager (Supplier Development) Location - Reading/Basingstoke, hybrid working available. Salary - £55,440 - £72,000 depending on skills and experience. Closing date - 15th Feb 2024 You will assess and assure Supplier Quality in all aspects of performance and drive supplier continuous improvement activities to reduce defects within the supply chain click apply for full job details

Business Administration Manager Location - Reading / Basingstoke Area Salary: £43k - 57k (depending on experience) Closing Date: 15th February As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you click apply for full job details

AWE is recruiting for Manufacturing Quality Engineers in an exciting and growing part of its production organisation. The successful candidates will join a team providing support for a wide spectrum of Quality activities including assurance, process design, data analysis, process improvement and problem resolution, whilst also working to develop quality solutions to underpin our future quality str click apply for full job details

AWE has fantastic opportunities for Electromagnetic Engineers. Are you an Electromagnetic Engineer, who has the ability, to see the bigger picture, and identify and execute solutions? If so, the Warhead Systems Engineering Team could have a career for you. Role: Electromagnetic Engineer Location : Reading area (Site based) Salary: £35,720 - £65,000 (dependent on experience) Closing Date: 20th February 2 click apply for full job details

AWE currently have excellent opportunities for Radiation Protection Advisers (RPA) and Trainee Radiation Protection Advisers (Health Physicists) to join our Materials and Analytical Science group, bringing their experience to AWE and to successfully play a key role delivering for our customers. The Radiation Protection and Dosimetry Group are part of the Engineering and Science Resource function at click apply for full job details