Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineers

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Reading; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Pension scheme 9–13%

270 hours annual leave

Career development funding

Job summary

Atomic Weapons Establishment is recruiting a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to maintain, service and repair machine tools and manufacturing equipment on site between Reading and Basingstoke. You will diagnose faults across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and control systems and contribute to reliability and continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires an engineering apprenticeship or equivalent and experience in industrial maintenance.

Qualifications

• Engineering apprenticeship, NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent practical engineering experience.
• Experience in maintenance engineering in industrial environments.
• Strong fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Experience on electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and/or automated equipment.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings and manuals.
• Desirable: CNC machine tools or complex manufacturing equipment experience.
• Knowledge of Siemens, Fanuc, Heidenhain or similar control systems.
• PLC fault-finding and diagnostic experience.
• Experience with servo drives, motors and automation systems.
• Machine installation, commissioning or alignment experience.
• Knowledge of Asset Management Systems.
• Understanding reliability-centered maintenance and condition-based monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining, servicing and repairing machine tools and associated equipment.
• Diagnosing and resolving faults across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and control systems.
• Carrying out planned preventive maintenance to maximise reliability and availability.
• Responding to equipment breakdowns and safely restoring operational capability.
• Supporting machine installations, commissioning, modifications and improvement projects.
• Analysing equipment performance and contributing to reliability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Fault-finding

Diagnostics

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Hydraulic

Pneumatic systems

Automated equipment

Technical drawings

CNC experience

PLC fault-finding

Servo drives

Education

Engineering apprenticeship / NVQ / City & Guilds

Tools

Siemens control

Fanuc control

Heidenhain control

Asset Management Systems

Job description

Role title: Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineers

Closing date: 10th September 2026

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading & Basingstoke with free onsite parking.

Package: £39,280 - £55,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications & level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Maintaining, servicing and repairing machine tools and associated manufacturing equipment
• Diagnosing and resolving faults across electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and control systems
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance activities to maximise equipment reliability, availability and performance
• Responding to equipment breakdowns and safely restoring operational capability in a timely manner
• Supporting machine installations, commissioning activities, modifications and engineering improvement projects
• Analysing equipment performance and contributing to reliability, efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborating with production, engineering and project teams to deliver operational excellence
• Ensuring all activities are completed in accordance with health, safety, quality and environmental requirements

Who We’re Looking For:

• Essential: Engineering apprenticeship, NVQ, City & Guilds or equivalent practical engineering experience
• Experience in a maintenance engineering role within an industrial, manufacturing, production, facilities, utilities or engineering environment
• Strong fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving skills
• Experience working on electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and/or automated equipment
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, manuals and engineering documentation
• Desirable: Experience maintaining CNC machine tools or complex manufacturing equipment
• Knowledge of Siemens, Fanuc, Heidenhain or similar control systems
• PLC fault-finding and diagnostic experience
• Experience working with servo drives, motors and automation systems
• Machine installation, commissioning, calibration or precision alignment experience
• Knowledge of Asset Management Systems
• Understanding of reliability-centred maintenance, condition-based monitoring and continuous improvement methodologies

Work hard, be rewarded:

We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters.

• 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions)
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring

You must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role.

Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE.

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. We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. 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.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.

If you’re looking for a role with excitement, intrigue and something that really makes a difference then now is the time to join AWE. We are at the start of a once in a generation – possibly two generations – programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state‑of‑the‑art capital and construction projects – some of which have never been done before. Find out more on our website.