Advanced Apprentice Support Engineering Technical Submarines Barrow

Job Title   Advanced Apprentice Support Engineering Technical Submarines Barrow

Location   Barrow 

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 Incentive plan.

What you will be doing
The role of Support Engineer Apprentice within BAE Systems involves the application of engineering and logistic principles to develop solutions to support Astute, Dreadnought and SSNA Class of submarines and there operations. You would be joining a dedicated team of Support Engineers that create maintenance routines and documentation that are provided to the Royal Navy for use on-board Submarines to ensure a constant at sea deterrent.
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.

A support engineer will undertake a range of different engineering activities aimed at developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours to meet the Engineering Technician – Technical Support apprenticeship standard. On this three year Apprenticeship you’ll acquire the necessary skills to ensure that the equipment that we design and support can be operated and maintained safely, effectively and efficiently.

Specific activities could include

• Develop Operating and Maintenance procedures for Submarine systems and equipment
• Manage the Build Configuration Record of the Boat
• Aid in the delivery of the Supporting Technical Documentation for systems and equipment fitted to the platform.
• Develop 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.
• Conduct Design for Support –Ensuring what is designed can be supported
• Conduct Availability and Reliability analysis – Using modelling tools and techniques to assess the reliability and availability of equipment’s and systems 
• Conduct Reliability Centered Maintenance –Using approved industry toolsets to assess what might break and what needs maintenance and when
• Conduct Data and Application Management – Understanding, managing and analysing data across multiple applications and disciplines
• Design Support Solutions – Ensuring that the Support Solution integrates and considers the elements considered under IPS
• Comply Initial Support Packages – Ensuring that the right Spares & Tools are in the right locations, at the right time, in the right condition and with the correct quantities.
• Production of digital technical information that is complete, coherent and consistent –Supporting operation, maintenance, diagnosis, repair and disposal through-life
• Configuration Management of data and products – Understanding what you have and in what condition.

A Submarine is just like any other vehicle and attracts a requirement for maintenance. As a Support Engineer you would be looking at everything that is involved in this, from identifying what maintenance could be required, to the tools and spares required to carry out the maintenance and understanding the reliability and availability of the equipment on-board.

Overview of business unit
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.

We have sites in Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Frimley, Ash Vale, Broad Oak and Weymouth, and we pride ourselves on employing the best professionals around. Join us and you’ll be part of something important; something you can be proud of.

We’re looking for people who are passionate about delivering excellence and supporting some of the world’s most significant aerospace organisations.

We believe in investing in our people and inspiring continual innovation in our business. Developing and using the latest technology to compete with the world’s best is at the heart of what we do.  

Providing world-class training, support and development to our people means we inspire the very best talent to achieve great things.

Benefits
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.   

Team 
Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. A career here means using your passion and ingenuity to defend national security with breakthrough technology and intelligence solutions. It’s rewarding work that truly makes a difference. And as you tackle critical projects, you’ll work alongside a supportive team – driven by a shared ambition to protect what really matters. At BAE Systems, you’ll find an extraordinary career where you can realize your true potential.  

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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

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