Summer Intern Product Legislation

Job Title: Summer Intern Submarines Product Legislation

Join our Submarines Team to be a part of designing, building, testing, and commissioning the largest and most advanced submarines ever operated by the Royal Navy. Work alongside our Astute Class and Dreadnought Class Submarines to provide a powerful and secure deterrent for the United Kingdom 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You could be the difference.

Why 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 underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

What you will be doing

As a Law Summer Intern, you could be working with a variety of specialist teams across the whole of BAE and with counterparts in the Ministry of Defence and other companies who contribute to the design, build and maintenance of the submarine (e.g., Babcock and Rolls Royce) across all submarine programmes.

Fundamentally, you will play a key role in helping other employees at BAE understand legislation and how it affects their role in designing, building, testing, and maintaining the submarine. You will be involved in the identification of legislation, management of product legislation, the upkeep of product legislation databases, reviewing relevant documents, and writing technical reports.

You will also have the opportunity to get involved in all stages of the Submarines lifecycle, from concept design to activities with the in-service fleet. In addition, you may have the opportunity to get involved with research around what legislation could be applicable to a new concept.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify legislation applicable to systems and equipment on the submarine to ensure the submarines can be operated, maintained, and decommissioned in accordance with relevant legislation.
• Ensure that as a place of work, the Royal Navy and BAE can discharge their responsibilities as employers (e.g., during sea trials).
• Supporting BAE employees in understanding the legislative requirements as it applies to their role and the system(s) they oversee.
• Assist in the development, maintenance, and upkeep of core documentation including Product Legislation Management conformity report, Legislation registers, Principles, Processes and Plans, Specific Project Deliverables (e.g., assessment of materials to be used in build from a legal perspective), Surveillance of changes to legislation.
• Support the legal assessment of systems and equipment on all classes of submarine designed, built, and tested at Barrow.

Skills

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to be on track to obtain a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law (LLB Hons/LLB). To be considered for this role, you must be returning to university to complete your degree.

Opportunities for Growth and Development

We encourage employees to explore projects beyond their primary responsibilities, providing them with diverse experiences. With a wide range of products and a multinational presence, there are ample opportunities for employees to engage in various projects and initiatives.

Community Involvement

In addition to professional development, BAE Systems value community engagement. Employees are encouraged to participate in community projects, STEM initiatives, and employee resource groups, offering valuable learning experiences outside of their regular roles.

Retention and Career Development

Recognising the importance of retaining talented individuals, we offer sponsorship, career development support, and high-potential development programs. These initiatives aim to help employees plan their careers effectively and provide opportunities for accelerated development for those who demonstrate aspiration, ability, and performance.

Benefits

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.

Inclusivity within our recruitment process

We 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.

Our Environmental Responsibility

As a future-focused business, we’re committed to changing the world we live in for the better. Our target is to achieve net zero emissions by 2030, we’re innovating new ways to develop on-site renewable electricity and setting ambitious targets for water consumption and waste generation.

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.