Application Process

After completion of your initial application, if eligible, you will be invited to complete our online assessment stage. Practice assessments will be available so you will be fully equipped with the knowledge of what is expected at this stage ahead of completing the live assessments.

Those successful at this stage will be invited to our assessment centres, which depending on role may be virtual or in person, running from November 2025 until March 2026. We will be running pre-assessment centre webinars to provide guidance on what to expect.

We recruit our Graduate and Year in Industry roles on a rolling basis which means as soon as our positions have been filled, the scheme will close to new applications. So, please apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out! Our apprenticeship roles have clear closing dates, so please ensure you apply before they are reached.

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

Eligibility

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us and we’ll need to know if you’ve lived outside of the UK at any point in the last 10 years.

Application Hints & Tips

You’ve set your heart on working at AWE and want some extra help to get over the line? These hints and tips may help.

At AWE, we look for curious-minded people, who love solving problems and can think beyond the norm. Those who are happy to embrace a way of working not found anywhere else and can drive AWE forward. Our application and assessment process is designed to help you fully show your potential. We receive hundreds of applications for our programme so it’s important that you show us your potential from application stage.

• Take time completing your application. Think carefully about the programme you are interested in and your relevant skills when deciding what to apply for.
• As you progress through the recruitment process, allow yourself plenty of time to prepare for each of the various stages.
• Please make sure that the CV you submit and any requirements for writing and speaking is in English.
• Within your CV, please provide details of your degree modules, your previous work experience and any relevant final year projects (if applicable). Recruiting managers will want to see exactly what you have done and how this matches with what they’re looking for.
• Make sure you’ve filled in all the sections of the application.
• For online assessments make sure that you have a quiet space where you are unlikely to be disturbed so that you can concentrate fully on what you are being asked to complete.