Undergraduate Metrologist Engineer

BAE Systems; England; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in the UK is seeking an Undergraduate Submarines Metrologist Engineer for a 12-month placement. You will build and support instrumentation solutions related to submarines, ensuring data integrity and managing monitoring systems. A minimum of a 2.2 in a relevant STEM degree is essential. This role offers hybrid working with on-site requirements five days a week and is part of a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health and wellbeing benefits

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive possibility

Qualifications

• Minimum 2.2 in STEM degree required (Electronic Engineering, Control Engineering, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Building, integrating, and testing bespoke instrumentation solutions.
• Supporting emergent site instrumentation projects.
• Installing and maintaining in-service monitoring systems.
• Deploying and maintaining monitoring systems for manufacturing.
• Managing data quality and integrity for instrumentation systems.

Skills

Electronic Engineering

Control Engineering

Software Engineering

Physics

Maths

Education

2.2 or higher in Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in relevant field

Job description

Length of Placement: 12 months

Job Title: Undergraduate Submarines Metrologist Engineer

Location: Barrow (Cumbria)

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however for this role you will be expected to attend your site 5 days per week.

Salary: £24,300

What You’ll Be Doing

• Building, integrating and testing bespoke instrumentation solutions where suitable commercial options aren’t available. Supporting novel research projects connected to advance and novel sensing (e.g. how to sense strain).
• Supporting emergent site instrumentation projects identifying effective solutions to emerging problems related to metrology and calibration.
• Installing, maintaining, and repairing in-service monitoring systems installed throughout the Barrow site (e.g. detecting and monitoring ionising and non-ionising radiation).
• Helping to deploy, operate, and maintain monitoring systems used to support various manufacturing and trials activities across all submarine build programmes.
• Managing data quality and integrity for manufacturing and trials instrumentation systems.

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

Be a part of designing, building, testing, and commissioning the Astute and Dreadnought Class, the largest and most advanced submarines operated by the Royal Navy, providing a powerful and secure deterrent for the United Kingdom.

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.

Qualification Requirements

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Control Engineering, Software Engineering, Physics, or Maths or relevant STEM degree (Biology or Chemistry).

Start date (dd Month Year): 22nd June 2026

Length of contract: 12 months