Graduate OT Engineer

We are launching a new, exciting Graduate scheme for 2026, focussed on Operational Technology (OT) & Cyber Security. OT encompasses all the technology, e.g. SCADA, PLCs or the DCS that controls the physical running of our assets and is a crucial part of power station operations.

As part of your programme, you will undertake placements in the fields of control and instrumentation (C&I), OT security and operations and maintenance (O&M). These placements could require you to work at any of our assets both domestically and internationally, so a willingness to travel regularly is essential.

Alongside your placements, you will undertake external training with our partner, and this combination of external training and your placements will ready you for a career in OT with us!

Job Requirements and Experience

• Degree educated in automation, computer science, cyber security, electronics or mechatronics, preferably at a master's level.
• Great problem-solving skills.
• Business fluent in English.
• Willing to travel and relocate, both during your programme and after with our financial support.
• Open to learning new skills, with both on-the-job training and external courses/training provided.
• 5 years’ residency in the UK, and willing to undertake SC level security clearance.

RWE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment – we value your passion, your willingness to learn and your desire to thrive. So, if you don’t display all the skills above but think this is the job for you, need adaptable working arrangements or adjustments which aren’t outlined already, we would still like to hear from you.

Your benefits

• An expected starting salary of £40,403 per annum.
• 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.
• Company Paid Private Medical Insurance.
• Enhanced parental leave from day 1 of you joining #TeamRWE – For primary care givers, weeks 1-29 will be fully paid and 30-39 paid via SMP. For secondary care givers, you’ll get 12 weeks of fully paid leave.
• One free professional membership subscription.
• Access to adaptable 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.
• Occupational Health support services for your wellbeing.
• Access to our employee assistance programme in times of need.
• Up to 2 days volunteering a year.

Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 92019, application period: 10.04.2026

Please note: On receipt of sufficient applications, we may close the vacancy early. The assessment centre will take place in Essen on 02.06.2026 and 03.06.2026.

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity. #inclusionmatter

RWE Generation provides an adaptable mix for a powerful future. With a team of around 3,500 employees, the division operates adaptable gas power plants, bioenergy facilities, and hydropower stations in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and Turkey. These assets play a vital role in balancing the supply of renewable energy during periods of fluctuation, thereby ensuring the stability of the power grid. Recognising the importance of energy storage, RWE Generation is integrating battery systems into its operations and pioneering hydrogen-powered technologies — an essential element for storing renewable energy for when it is needed most. As a long-standing partner for the regions in which we operate, our reliable, clean and flexible assets enable us to play a key role in decarbonising the energy system. Our team continues to be inventive, using their experience, talent and sunrise technologies to be the cornerstone our society can rely on.

Pre Employment Screening

A pre-condition for any appointment to this role is that you undergo and clear a national security vetting check (NSV) from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). It will then be a condition of your employment that you continue to undergo and pass these regularly during your employment. Please make yourself familiar with what DESNZ and these NSV require before you apply for this role. For example, please be aware that the NSV checks are quite intrusive and far reaching including a review of your financial circumstances and the scope potentially expands into your immediate family in addition to your own personal circumstances. In particular, please note that for NSV clearance for this role, DESNZ requires you to demonstrate that you are currently resident within the UK and have been for a continuous minimum of 5 years. If, in making your application to us for this role, you cannot demonstrate this DESNZ 5 year minimum UK residence requirement, we will not be able to progress your application and it will be automatically rejected.

RWE is part of the vital infrastructure. Therefore, we screen all our new employees, to the extent that it is relevant to the position.