Welcome to AWE
We design and manufacture warheads and provide nuclear services to meet the needs of defence.
We design and manufacture warheads and provide nuclear services to meet the needs of defence.
We’re looking for talented and ambitious people to join us in our work at the forefront of nuclear defence engineering, science and technology.
We are a team of remarkable people achieving extraordinary things, with some of the most advanced research and production facilities in the world.
There will be opportunities for businesses across a wide range of sectors in both our Astraea and infrastructure programmes.
The work we do makes a real difference, nationally and locally. It is vitally important work that we’re proud to do.
Latest News
In partnership with the Worshipful Company of Engineers and the Engineers Trust, AWE is proud to launch the Defence Industry Early Careers Engineering Prize for 2026.
Latest News
We are pleased to announce that AWE has been featured in a major publication called ‘Manufacturing momentum: powering a resilient future’ produced by the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB), which celebrates and shares contributions from industry members covering themes of national interest and relevance.
Latest News
AWE has contributed to a newly published textbook, Nuclear Data: Applications to Society and Industry, released by IOP Publishing and now available online.
