Degree Apprentice Combat Systems Graduate Engineering

Job Title: Degree Apprentice Combat Systems Graduate Engineer

What you will be doing

Your working days will be varied with time spent at university and within the workplace developing your skills. Every day you will be building your knowledge and gaining technical abilities in key engineering disciplines including:

• Combat Systems Integration
• Product Safety
• Combat Systems Engineering
• Network Engineering

All of these achievements will give you a firm footing on your journey to your desired career – particularly well into a range of roles within Combat Systems like a Physical Integration Engineer.

Specific activities could include:

As a Combat Systems Engineering Graduate Apprentice, you will be working with a team of highly skilled, dedicated employees and fellow apprentices from across our Naval Ships business. You’ll be part of a team that designs, manufactures and integrates the next generation of complex surface ships and combat systems for customers around the world, including the Royal Navy.

What Qualification Will You Get?

BEng (hons) Engineering: Design & Manufacture

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, 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 Naval Ships Team

As part of our UK Maritime Sector, Naval Ships designs, builds and delivers complex warships and combat systems, developing and using the latest technology to compete with the world’s best is at the heart of what we do.

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.

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.

Export Control / Security

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as 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 National 5s including English, Maths and Science or a technical subject at Grade C or above (or equivalent), plus, 4 Highers with a minimum of 2 at Grade B or above including English, Maths and Science or a technical subject (excluding Application of Maths).