Electrical and Electronic Design Engineers

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?

For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent – Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?

Electrical and Electronic Design Engineers – ‘Engineering the Extraordinary’

Location – Reading / Basingstoke Area

Salary – dependent on experience plus contributory pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, additional benefits and an excellent work / life balance including a 9-day working fortnight and flexible working hours (role dependent). A salary sacrifice scheme is also available. We will consider candidates looking for full time or part time hours.

AWE has been named in the Sunday Times top 25 big companies to work for in 2019.

The Warhead Engineering group at AWE is looking for Engineers at various stages of their careers across Electrical/Electronic disciplines to support development within a wide range of technically challenging projects.

We Currently Have Several Roles Available In The Following Disciplines And Are Interested In Hearing From Candidates With Experience In Any Of The Following
Analogue Electronics – including power regulation, SMPS, DCDC converters, pulse transformers, filters, interface circuits, transmission lines, schematic capture and PCB layout
Digital Electronics – including design using VHDL and verification
High-Voltage (kilovolts) Analogue Electronics – including pulsed power, voltage step-up, energy storage, switching and high-reliability
Electromagnetics – including modelling & simulation, transformer design, solenoid design, coupling, inductive charging
RF Electronics and Radar – including transmitters, receivers and software defined radio
Embedded Software – including both hardware abstraction and application layers for a range of microcontrollers (particularly ARM cortex M family), real time systems and use of standard communications protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN)

In growing our capability across these areas, we will also be looking to grow your skills and knowledge as an Engineer with opportunities for development and progression across our programmes of work.

If You Think You Have What It Takes To Engineer The Extraordinary And Directly Shape The Future Of Our Nuclear Deterrent, Apply Now For a Role To Help With
Finding novel solutions to difficult technical challenges
Delivering hardware at all life cycle phases from ‘cradle to grave’
Inspiring and developing our engineers and scientists of the future
Ensuring we have the right people, processes and plant to deliver our current and future programmes
Safeguarding our nation by ensuring our deterrent is credible, effective and safe, today and into the future

To be considered for these roles, you will have an HNC / HND or higher qualification in an engineering discipline or proven experience working in a similar environment and possess strong communication skills.

We welcome applications from candidates who would like to discuss flexible/part time working.

Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.

Please note that you must be a British National to apply for a role at AWE.

AWE plays a crucial role in the defence of the United Kingdom, by providing and maintaining the warheads for the country’s nuclear deterrent. We are a centre of scientific, engineering and technological excellence, with some of the most advanced research, design and production facilities in the world. Our unique expertise also assists the UK Government in developing and delivering a range of innovative and integrated support services, including national nuclear security and counter-terrorism solutions.

AWE is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community which are currently under-represented at AWE, including women, BAME and people with disabilities.