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Mandy Savage

Executive Director, Engineering

Mandy Savage is the Executive Director Engineering at AWE. She leads the Engineering function who provide the critical engineering capability and expertise to deliver for the programme and our mission.

Mandy has a wealth of experience as an engineer and is an industry recognised leader with extensive experience in the Defence and Aerospace industry.  She has a BSC Hons in Physics and Electronics and is a renowned and well-respected engineer.

Mandy has held both Engineering and Programme Leadership positions leading large functions and complex strategic programmes for Lockheed Martin UK, Cobham Plc, Raytheon Systems Limited and most recently BAE systems.

Mandy has experience in leading international teams with diverse cultural backgrounds to deliver programmes across a broad spread of technologies in multiple locations including Australia, Europe, USA. Her skills and experience of transforming business capabilities to deliver complex bids and programmes has resulted in Mandy being a decisive, committed, results focused business leader.

Passionate about engineering as a profession, Mandy is a Fellow in the Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET), a Chartered Project Management Professional (ChPP).

Before joining AWE, Mandy gained experience at a number of different businesses including most recently at BAE Systems where she was Head of Engineering, Project Management, Quality and Technology.

Mandy lives in Dorset with her husband Hugh and has two teenage daughters, Olivia, and Lily. She is a proud mum to a Golden Retriever called Charlie.

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Strategic Alliance Partners Conference hits the mark

Senior representatives from AWE, the Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO), the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) and the university community gathered at the recently held Strategic Alliance Partners Conference to discuss and debate areas of STEM that support our mission. The two-day event organised by the External Technical Partnerships Office brought together government, academia, […]

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Strengthening International Ties

International collaboration is vital in strengthening national defence and nuclear security and despite the high levels of security involved, collaboration amongst allies is strong. At AWE, a dedicated team of experts, advisors and business managers govern regular exchanges with international partners to facilitate collaboration and cooperation, and support research and development in nuclear science and […]

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At AWE Blacknest, experts in forensic seismology work behind the scenes to support the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Their mission? To detect and verify potential nuclear tests worldwide by analysing seismic data. Our seismologists play a key role in upholding global security and arms control through cutting-edge research, international collaboration, and advanced monitoring techniques.

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