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Submarines Engineering Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship
Job Title: Degree Apprentice Submarines Engineering Barrow
Location: Barrow
Salary: We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including, free higher education as well as access to the Company pension and Share Incentive plan.
What you will be doing
Engineering is at the heart of the Submarines business — so our Engineering Degree Apprentices progress into roles at the very forefront of technological advancement for the Royal Navy fleet.
Within an Engineering Degree Apprenticeship, you will specialise in one of a broad range of disciplines. This ensures that your skills and talents are engaged in the type of work that you find most interesting. Engineers are responsible for exciting and varied work such as:
- Development & qualification of submarine structures, systems and equipment.
- Writing technical specifications.
- Design and test activities.
- Detailed requirements planning and performance analysis.
- Generation of test procedures and reviewing of evidence.
During your apprenticeship we will provide work experience from across our teams and programmes. This work-based learning is personalised in order to broaden your understanding of our business and product, whilst deepening your knowledge of your specialist discipline. You will also follow an associated Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship, and take part in bespoke technical training courses that are specific to your role.
For 2024, the following engineering disciplines are available. You will learn more about each one during induction, and we will then work with you to align you to a specialism that is a good match.
- Radiation Physics & Shielding
- Instrumentation & Calibration
- Materials
- Research & Technology
- Mechanical
- Structural
- Weights
- Electrical
- Systems
- Product Safety & Environment
- Platform Nuclear Engineering
- Fire Safety (Control Damage Hazards)
Overview of business Unit
Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.
The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.
Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges.
We have sites in Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Ash Vale, Broad Oak and Weymouth, and we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. Join us and you’ll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.
Benefit
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
Team
Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. A career here means using your passion and ingenuity to defend national security with breakthrough technology and intelligence solutions. It’s rewarding work that truly makes a difference. And as you tackle critical projects, you’ll work alongside a supportive team – driven by a shared ambition to protect what really matters. At BAE Systems, you’ll find an extraordinary career where you can realize your true potential.
Export Control / Security
Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.
Qualification requirements
5 GCSEs grade A*-C or 4-9 (or equivalent), including Math’s, English and Science / a technical subject. Plus 96 UCAS Tariff Points (240 point old system), all at grade C or above, including Math’s and one other STEM subject (excluding General Studies) Or BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in a STEM subject at grade MMM or above.
About BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.
We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
We also provide the opportunity to get involved in projects outside of your primary remit. We encourage you to seek a stretch project in which you’ll gain different experiences. With our huge portfolio of products and our multinational presence, there are opportunities to get involved in something different around every corner. Additionally, we encourage involvement in community projects, STEM initiatives and support groups (called employee resource groups) which all provide valuable learning and development experiences that you may not have access to in your day-to-day role. To ensure we retain our talented people, we offer a blend of sponsorship, additional support in career development planning and a portfolio of high potential development programmes.
Our mission is to build a strong, diverse, adaptable, and high performing work force that will develop and grow our future business. We believe that everyone has talent, and at the heart of our talent management approach our ambition is to be recognised as the UK’s top employer in the defence and security sector for valuing diversity and inclusion.
How to apply
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