About the role
Are you interested in a 13 month placement starting in June 2026 with one of the UK’s largest energy producers? Our Rotating Equipment Team has an exciting industrial placement opportunity, and is looking for a motivated team member with excellent interpersonal skills!
RWE Generation’s Engineering and Outage (E&O) group supports our portfolio of gas-fired power stations across Europe. The Rotating Equipment team is responsible for the technical engineering strategy, performance and risk management for gas turbines and steam turbines within the RWE gas division portfolio. 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. You will also have opportunities to support the rest of the fleet remotely, and will have benefit from being able to visit and work at sites other than your base location.
During your placement, you will:
1. Work alongside Mechanical Engineers to resolve real engineering problems that directly affect the portfolio.
2. Undertake data analysis to diagnose problems to help in both long and short term projects.
3. Gain important on-site experience and valuable hands-on practical skills.
4. Enjoy using your problem solving and teamworking skills to successfully deliver your responsibilities.
5. Attend courses, workshops and on the job training for your personal development
You may also have the opportunity to 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.
Job Requirements and Experience
6. Ideally, you should be studying a BEng or MEng Mechanical Engineering degree at an undergraduate level.
7. If your degree is in a similar Engineering, Maths or Science discipline and you have an interest in the energy industry, we’d love to hear from you!
8. Please include both a CV and a cover letter when applying.
Your Benefits
9. A salary of £25,250 per annum
10. 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
11. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata
12. Access to flexible benefits such as Critical Illness, Dental Plan, Health Cash Plan, Share Incentive Plan, Cycle2Work, Electric Car Lease Scheme, Buy Additional Annual Leave and retail savings scheme
13. Occupational Health support services for your wellbeing
14. Access to our employee assistance programme in times of need
To view a preview of our benefits site ‘YourHub’ and see some of the other benefits we have on offer please visit https://www.edenred.co.uk/campaigns/rwe-yourhub/index.html
Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 90918.application period: 31.10.2025 or sooner if we receive sufficient applications. Any questions? Lee.clark@