Level 6 Electrical Engineering (Facilities & Equipment) Degree Apprentice

About the Apprenticeship

As an Electrical Engineering (Facilities & Equipment) Degree Apprentice, you will learn how to help look after the electrical systems that keep AWE’s important facilities and equipment running safely and reliably.

This is not a traditional engineering role. Instead, you will focus on keeping existing electrical equipment and systems working well, improving them where needed, and making sure they meet safety and compliance requirements.

You will work with experienced engineers who maintain and improve electrical infrastructure across AWE. This could include power supplies, lighting, alarms, monitoring systems and other equipment that supports our work.

You will learn how engineers make sure electrical systems are safe, reliable, ready to use and fit for the future.

You will also see how engineering decisions are made in a highly regulated environment, where safety, quality and following the right processes are extremely important.

Practical Experience Areas:

• Electrical engineering
• Asset lifecycle management
• Reliability improvement
• Fault investigation
• Engineering change
• Electrical safety
• Plant performance monitoring
• Regulatory compliance
• Electrical Cable Calculations

Equipment and Systems You May Work With:

• HV and LV switchgear and distribution.
• Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
• Emergency lighting systems
• Lightning Protection systems
• Pumps, fans and drives including HVAC and Variable Speed Drives (VSDs)
• Alarm, monitoring and safety interlock systems
• Nuclear safety support systems and building management systems.

Opportunities After Apprenticeship

After successfully completing your apprenticeship, you could continue developing your career as an Electrical Engineer (Facilities & Equipment). As you gain more experience, you may have opportunities to move into more senior technical or leadership roles, such as:

• Senior Asset Engineer Electrical
• Senior Electrical Design Engineer
• Senior Asset Engineer Reliability

About You

We are looking for people who are curious, motivated and interested in how electrical and engineering systems work. You do not need to know everything already, but you should be keen to learn, ask questions and solve problems.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can show potential in the following areas:

Technical Potential:

• An interest in electrical engineering and how electrical systems work
• The ability to think logically and work through information step by step
• Confidence using maths to understand and solve problems
• A structured approach to solving problems
• Curiosity about how large engineering systems are installed, maintained and improved
• Working with engineering drawings and associated software

Personal Behaviours:

• Being willing to ask questions when something is unclear
• Care and attention to detail
• Being honest, responsible and professional in the way you work
• Working well with other people and contributing to a team
• Staying positive and continuing to learn when things are challenging
• Learning agility
• Communicating clearly with different people, including engineers, technicians and other apprentices

Values and Mindset:

• Taking safety seriously in everything you do
• Taking responsibility for your work and following through on commitments
• An interest in working in an environment where safety, quality and processes matter
• Being comfortable following clear instructions and controlled processes
• Curiosity and a willingness to keep learning and improving

Entry Requirements:

• 1 12-120 UCAS points from one of the following:
  • 3 A levels at least BCC including at least 1 of the following subjects: Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Statistics
  • T level – Merit, Engineering and Manufacturing
  • BTEC - DMM Engineering
• GCSE Maths, English and Science at Grade 4/C or above
• Due to the security requirements associated with this apprenticeship, applicants must be British Nationals and be aged 18 or over by 31 August 2027.

The Benefits

• A starting salary of £24,500 yearly, increasing to £26,000 in Year 2, with further annual salary increases throughout your apprenticeship, subject to satisfactory performance and achievement of apprenticeship milestones.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme
• Generous paid holiday entitlement of 270 hours per year, inclusive of Bank Holidays, plus every other Friday off as part of AWE’s flexible working pattern.
• Access to employee discounts portal — everyday savings on retail, hospitality and leisure
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services

Location

Reading area: AWE Aldermaston and/or AWE Burghfield sites, depending on apprenticeship pathway, placements and business needs. Due to the nature of our work and security requirements, you should expect to work on-site during your apprenticeship and in your role after you complete it.

Start Date

1st September 2027

Apprenticeship Duration

48 months including End Point Assessment

Recruitment Process

This vacancy will close on 1st November 2026, but we review applications as they come in—so we strongly encourage you to apply early.

• Online application
• Online test
• In person assessment (Assessment Centre scheduled for 24th February 2027)

These roles are governed by Health and Safety at Work Regulations and require all candidates to have an Occupational Health pre-employment medical held at AWE which follows the initial selection process. All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.

Important things you need to know:

• 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.
• 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.

If you have questions during the application process, please reach out to the Early Careers Team at EarlyCareers@awe.co.uk