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RWE
Mechanical Engineering Placement Programme - Rotating Equipment
Closes 30 Oct 2026
Placement
Engineering
Pay TBCYear groups
Not specified
Deadline
30 Oct 2026
Field
Engineering
Sector
Energy & Utilities
Year groups
Penultimate Year
Duration
13 months
Key facts
- Degree required: Bachelor's
Overview
- RWE Generation UK Start date on 28th June 2027, full time, fixed term (13 months) Are you interested in a placement with one of the UK’s largest energy producers?
What you'll do
- Work alongside Mechanical Engineers to resolve real engineering problems that directly affect the portfolio.
- You may also spend time with other disciplines, such as shift work with our operations section, taking on the day-to-day challenges that come with operating a power station.
Eligibility
- Job requirements and experience Ideally, you should be studying a BEng or MEng Mechanical Engineering degree at an undergraduate level.
Structure & format
Funding structure
- A personal retirement savings plan – if you put in 5% we will top up by a further 10% and you will get life assurance worth 4 x annual salary.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata.
Funding
Application process
- Contact HR: Lisa Merryweather, +44 786 7370980 or Lisa.merryweather@rwe.com Please include both a CV and cover letter when applying (please upload as one document).
Selection process
- The Assessment Centre will take place on Tuesday 24th November 2026 face to face DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon, Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon, Wilts SN5 8UZ.
- On the evening prior to the Assessment Centre a meal will be held at DoubleTree by Hilton, which you will be required to attend.
Application timeline
- RWE Generation UK Start date on 28th June 2027, full time, fixed term (13 months) Are you interested in a placement with one of the UK’s largest energy producers?
- Closes: 30 Oct 2026.
About the employer
- A placement with the Rotating Equipment team will allow you to work within this dynamic and international group of engineers, and will be based either at RWE’s UK head office in Swindon or at one of RWE’s UK power station sites.
Heads up
Dates can shift each year. Always confirm the live deadline on the provider's own page before you apply.
