Degree Apprentice Naval Architecture & Weights Engineering

BAE Systems.; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Degree Apprentice Naval Architect and Weights Engineer in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves ensuring submarines meet safety and design standards, conducting weight distribution assessment, and participating in critical engineering processes. Successful candidates will receive extensive training and development opportunities along with a competitive salary of £23,493 per annum and access to various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• GCSEs at grade 9-4/A*-C including Maths & English & a Science/Technical Subject.
• 3 A-levels at grade C or above (one must be Maths and one Engineering or Science).
• STEM related vocational qualification worth a minimum of 96 UCAS points.

Responsibilities

• Ensure submarines meet safety requirements and design standards.
• Manage weight distribution and ensure stability and performance during testing.
• Design hull and bridge fin for optimal resistance reduction.

Skills

Maths

Engineering

Technical Subject

Hydrostatics

Hydrodynamics

Education

5 GCSEs (including Maths, English, and a Science/Technical Subject)

3 A-levels or equivalent

Job description

Description

Job Title: Degree Apprentice Naval Architect and Weights Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria)

Salary: £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration.

What you'll be doing:

Naval Architecture plays a critical role in ensuring that a boat meets all contractual safety requirements for effective operation. Naval Architecture involves five core sub-disciplines – Hydrostatics, Hydrodynamics, Infrastructure, Transversals, and Concept Design.

• The submarine's dimensions, structure, aesthetics, and equilibrium to guarantee adequate space, stability, manoeuvrability, and speed.
• The submarine's capability to recover from flooding, manage system malfunctions, access naval facilities, and support infrastructure within physical limitations.
• Designing the hull and bridge fin for optimal resistance reduction.
• Assessing hydroplanes for manoeuvrability and speed effectiveness through testing methods, managing weight distribution and buoyancy for balanced stability, and conducting experiments to verify seaworthiness.

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 Engineering Team:

Engineering is at the heart of the Submarines business - so our Engineering Degree Apprentices progress into roles at the very forefront of technological advancement for the Royal Navy fleet.

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 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.

Qualification requirements

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)