Job title: Degree Apprentice Nuclear Authority Engineering (Site & Facilities)
Location: Barrow – We offer relocation support packages for this role (Barrow-in-Furness based roles), subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
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 saving scheme
What you’ll be doing:
Join our team as a Degree Nuclear Authority Engineering Apprentice and take your first step into a highly rewarding engineering career. As an apprentice, you will work closely with experienced and multi-disciplined engineers to provide critical oversight, governance, and assurance for nuclear assets and infrastructure. You’ll support the broader Submarines business by ensuring the safety, legality, and compliance of key assets, contributing to our submarine programmes and associated projects. This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic team that plays a crucial role in the governance and enhancement of essential facilities.
In this role, you will be actively engaged in various aspects of site engineering, including the maintenance and reliability of nuclear assets, providing technical support to plant maintenance teams, and managing the procurement of new equipment. You will also be involved in conducting condition surveys to assess the state of critical infrastructure, developing health reports and life management plans to ensure the longevity and safety compliance of assets, and supporting a range of projects aligned with safety and operational standards. Throughout your apprenticeship, you will receive comprehensive training and mentorship, allowing you to develop both technical and non-technical skills that are essential for success in the field of engineering.
If you are passionate about engineering, eager to learn, and committed to safety and excellence, this apprenticeship provides a solid foundation for a career. We are looking for collaborative team players who are not afraid to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and support their colleagues.
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 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 submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be 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 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.
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.
