Degree Apprentice Design Engineering

Job title: Apprentice Design Engineer

Location: Glascoed (Monmouthshire)

Salary: Starting from £25,688 with annual progression through the scheme duration.

What you’ll be doing:

?    Select and define suitable materials, tolerances, processes and protective finishes giving consideration to the manufacture and lifecycle items
?    Design of special purpose jigs, tools and gauges suitable for use with explosive items, including the design of pneumatic and hydraulic circuits, interlock systems and intrinsically safe circuits for process control
?    Design of munitions and munition subsystems across a range of natures and calibres
?    Generating design schemes, assemblies and detail drawings from either 3D solid CAD generated models, 2D CAD generated data or manual techniques
?    Selecting and defining suitable materials, processes and protective finishes required to manufacture and assemble components
?    Generating build standard definitions for products and operating configuration control techniques appropriately
?    Carrying out Engineering calculations as required to inform and support a proposed design

What qualification will you get?

Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Degree Apprenticeship | ACW - Website
The degree you will study for is:
Mechanical Engineering (Part-time) | University of Wales Trinity Saint David
The academic learning will be by day release at The University of Wales Trinity St David (Swansea). Apprentices are required to supply their own laptop for university work. University travel and expenses will be covered by the business.

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 BAE Systems Land team:

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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. Click  here for more information on national security vetting levels.

5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9-4/ A*-C which must include Maths & English & a Science/ Technical Subject AND 1 of the following:

3 A-levels (or equivalent) at grade C or above. 1 subject must be Maths and 1 subject must be in Engineering or a Science/ Technical subject OR an equivalent level 3 vocational qualification (must be a STEM related subject that aligns to the scheme/ area you are applying for and worth a minimum of 96 UCAS points)