Degree Apprentice Test and Commissioning Engineering

Test and Commissioning Degree Apprentice

Location: Barrow – We offer relocation support packages subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Job Description

Within Test & Commissioning, you will be part of a wider team that tests and commissions the Astute & Dreadnought class submarines. This is one of the final phases of boat build and ensures that the mechanical and electrical systems are built to their design intent and function safely and reliably. As a degree apprentice, you will work alongside qualified engineers on the Reactor Systems to support these essential tests for the safe operation of the submarines.

During the programme, you will work towards becoming a qualified and competent commissioning engineer and study Nuclear Engineering at university.

Specific activities:

• Work closely with the Operations build teams to verify systems' installation to appropriate workmanship quality standards. Check installations for any defects and bespoke installation requirements for commissioning tests.
• Carry out system walk downs to ensure systems conform to the installation documentation, providing an essential layer of protection to ensure the plant has been correctly installed to the design intent.
• Commission systems by testing the system's functionality. Early phases include testing individual plant items and systems within boundary conditions. Later phases involve testing fully integrated systems as per design intent, including flushing, pressurising, and energising systems to check functionality and specifications.

Achieve safety by applying electromechanical plant isolations and dissipating stored energy for safe plant operations.

Benefits

We offer a competitive pension scheme, employee share plans, and an extensive range of flexible, discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans, and shopping discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Submarines Team

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 entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges.

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 empowers you to fulfill your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, particularly from underrepresented sections of the community, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We aim to make our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (e.g., dyslexia, autism, anxiety disorder) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Export Control / Security

Many roles at BAE Systems are subject to security and export control restrictions. These restrictions consider factors such as your nationality, previous nationalities, and place of birth, which can affect the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must, at a minimum, achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK, depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Qualification Requirements

5 GCSE A*-C or 9-4 (or equivalent) Including Maths, English, & Science or Technical Subject. A minimum of 96 UCAS Tariff Points through achievement of 3 A-levels at grade C or above, including Maths, Science, or a technical subject, or equivalent (excluding UCAS points gained at AS level).