2025 Work
Experience
Programme
open now

Get a unique look into the dawn of a new industry at Altilium.

No one in the UK other than Altilium is providing a full battery circularity solution by recycling used batteries from electric vehicles.

Using unique clean technologies processes, Altilium is able to extract the critical minerals out of old batteries to make new ones.

This is recycling at its most sophisticated and is all aimed at meeting our new Net Zero targets here in the UK.

What you need to know

Applications are open to students aged 18 or under studying in Years 9-13 on secondary, sixth form or college courses.

Work experience placements are available at various dates across the 2024/2025 academic year.

What you’ll get

  • Hands-on experience in a field of interest
  • Develop soft skills like communication, teamwork, and problem-solving
  • Networking opportunities
  • Help making informed choices about your future career paths
  • Enhance your college/university applications and CV

What you’ll do

Shadowing various people at Altilium as they do their jobs, you’ll get the chance to ask plenty of questions, exploring the science of what we do, how our technology ecosystem fits together and how we work with pace, proactivity and purpose to pioneer this new circular energy.

Altilium has three sites in Devon:

  • a laboratory at ACT1 in Tavistock
  • ACT2, a processing plant in Plymouth
  • an office at Plymouth Science Park.

Who it’s for

Those studying STEM subjects, particularly with an interest in sustainability and green technologies, should be very happy to explore Altilium.

Those interested in start up environments should also find plenty of interest in Altilium.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to being an inclusive employer. If you need any adjustments during the application process, just let us know – we’re here to help.