Engineering Lecturer

BAE Systems; Samlesbury; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company in Samlesbury seeks an Engineering Lecturer to inspire and teach apprentices in advanced manufacturing programmes. You will develop innovative blended learning resources, evaluate curriculum effectiveness and ensure apprentice development. A teaching qualification and experience in Aviation Engineering are necessary. The role comes with a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements. Closing date for applications is January 12, 2026.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Teaching qualification paired with experience of developing blended learning resources.
• Experience delivering on Level 4 Engineering Science programmes.
• Ability to collaborate on innovative blended teaching resources.

Responsibilities

• Teach on advanced manufacturing programmes aligned with Apprenticeship standards.
• Contribute to curriculum planning and evaluation, promoting meaningful learning.
• Prepare and assess learners' progress, providing feedback.

Skills

Teaching qualification

Experience delivering Aero and Aviation or Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

Team collaboration

Recent teaching and mentoring experience

Job description

Job Description - Engineering Lecturer (00132731)

Engineering Lecturer - 00132731

Job Title:

Engineering Lecturer

Location

Samlesbury. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary

£46,702 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Teaching on advanced manufacturing programmes, in line with Apprenticeship standards and BAE systems learning delivery models capitalising on ideas and innovation to enhance teaching and learning practice
• Contributing to the planning, monitoring and evaluation of the curriculum always promoting a positive, meaningful learning culture
• Preparing and marking assessments as required within the range of programmes providing informative, meaningful feedback and ensuring rapid progress of our Apprentices individual development
• Embedding the delivery of maths, English throughout the curriculum
• Undertaking Apprentice performance reviews ensuring high quality target setting to continuously develop our Apprentices skills, knowledge and behaviours ensuring rapid progress is made
• Producing full, considered and timely reports and data on Apprentice progress and further ensuring proactive data monitoring and analysis
• Participating in Apprentice interviews, enrolment and induction, open days and enrichment activities
• Participating in the development of an inclusive blended learning approach using CANVAS as a platform enriching the curriculum delivery

Your skills and experiences:

• A teaching qualification paired with experience of developing blended learning resources and delivery on a VLE (virtual learning Environment) platform
• Experience delivering on Aero and Aviation or Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Science programmes up to Level 4
• Able to work as part of a team to develop, share innovative and stimulating blended teaching and learning resources
• Applicants should have recent experience of teaching and mentoring

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Early Careers Team

Would you like the opportunity to create a bespoke, creative curriculum to engage and inspire the apprentice community in BAE Systems? We currently have a vacancy for an Engineering Lecturer at our state of the art training academy in Samlesbury.

As an Engineering Lecturer you will be a responsible, confident and an outstanding Aero and Aviation Engineering Lecturer who has the skills to inspire Apprentices, colleagues and stakeholder. You will have an imaginative approach to teaching that generates wonderfully creative lessons to fully engage and inspire our Apprentices to achieve to the world class standards BAE Systems expects.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to teach on advanced manufacturing programmes, in line with Apprenticeship standards and BAE systems learning delivery models capitalising on ideas and innovation to enhance teaching and learning practice.

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.

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.

Closing Date:

12th January 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role . Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.