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Engineering Masters Scheme

Applications now open

Become a Master – Engineer the Extraordinary at AWE

Applications are open now and close on 13th April 2025. We will close early if we get a large number of applications, so don’t delay!

By joining AWE’s Engineering Masters Scheme, you will receive accelerated training to join a focussed team as a technical specialist. From there, you can create your onward career pathway, with our professional development support to Chartership and beyond. If you’re looking for a focused role with intrigue and something that really makes a difference to the safety and security of the UK, then now is the time to join AWE.

AWE’s challenging work calls for people from all backgrounds, a range of technical disciplines and different career stages. AWE offers an inclusive working environment where staff can be their authentic selves. The Engineering Masters Scheme is an important part of this rich landscape.  

Distinct from our  ‘Evolve’ graduate development programme, the Engineering Masters Scheme offers a route for early career engineers who want a focused path to becoming a technical specialist. 

We are seeking: 

  • new and recent engineering and science graduates;
  • people 1-3 years into their post-graduation technical career; 
  • people who are excited by the prospect of a technically-focused career, with the potential to become a specialist engineering expert. 

You must have, or be predicted, at least 2:2 in your degree.

You’ll receive: 

  • your MSc course fees paid for, by us; 
  • £31,000 salary during the 12-month Masters course, with a competitive salary upon completion; 
  • support to achieve Chartership through the relevant professional engineering institution; 
  • generous holiday entitlement; 
  • excellent pension scheme (AWE will contribute up to 13% of your pensionable salary, dependent on your own contribution); 
  • access to discounts on a wide range of everyday spending across retail, hospitality and leisure; 
  • Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health Services and wellbeing benefits. 

Alongside these benefits, you will get the opportunity to learn from top engineering leaders from universities and AWE.  

This year we are offering opportunities in the following specialisms: 

Advanced Manufacturing

  • Contribute to the development of novel and very high accuracy fabrication techniques
  • Plan and conduct high-consistency processing and manufacturing of a range of materials and components using both cutting-edge and legacy assets
  • Full-time 12-month MSc in Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems (EMMS) at Cranfield University (Bedfordshire).

Construction Management

  • Manage the design and delivery of new, cutting-edge, high-hazard, safety-critical facilities and the upgrade of legacy facilities
  • Interact with stakeholders across the business, contractors and wider partners during very-long-term build programmes
  • Full-time, 12-month MSc in Construction Management at the University of Reading.

Control and Instrumentation (C&I)

  • Contribute to AWE’s facilities and manufacturing capabilities by conducting project work in a range of areas: control panel design, interlock systems, safety instrumented systems design and verification, plant alarm systems, process instrumentation, electronic security systems, electromagnetic compatibility, software, software-based devices for safety systems
  • Support the design, planning, delivery and documentation of maintenance for installed C&I assets
  • Full-time, 12-month MSc in Applied Instrumentation & Control at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)

  • Develop wide-ranging EEE skills to become a highly versatile asset across AWE’s engineering business
  • Hone a deep understanding in a number of niche skills relevant to specific AWE work areas, such as pulsed power
  • Full-time 12-month MSc in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Loughborough University.
See the job advert and apply here

Any questions you have before you apply should be sent to: [email protected].

The work we undertake at AWE is of the highest security. To apply you’ll need to be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK for the past ten years.