Advanced Apprentice Engineering Technical – Support Engineer

Job title: Advanced Apprentice Engineering Technical – Support Engineer

Location: Filton

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:

The Engineering Advanced Apprenticeship Level 3 is a 3 year scheme that will expose you to different areas of support engineering across three world-class programmes, offering real life engineering experience that facilitates your learning and development. 
As a Support Engineer, the role will involve developing & applying your understanding of a range of Supportability Engineering Integrated Product Support (IPS) processes, tools, systems and techniques. Applying these to the review and analysis of supplier data against components, equipment’s and systems where you can develop support solutions to both in-service & future RN platforms.
During this 3 year Advanced (Level 3) apprenticeship programme, the main duties undertaken will involve, developing Operating and Maintenance procedures for Submarine systems and equipment, managing the Build Configuration Record of the Boat and aiding in the delivery of the Supporting Technical Documentation for systems and equipment fitted to the platform. You will also provide the associated spares required on-board the Submarine which will be carried on operations and held at Base including the Ashore facilities and Test Equipment in order to conduct maintenance.
 

This role may include working in areas such as:
–    Conduct Design for Support 
–    Conduct Availability and Reliability analysis 
–    Conduct Reliability Centred Maintenance.
–    Design Support Solutions
–    Configuration Management of data and products 

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. 

5 GCSE A*-C or 9-4 (or equivalent) Including Maths, English & Science or Technical Subject