Engineering Design And Manufacture Graduate Apprenticeship - Electrical Engineering
Babcock · Scotland · KY11 2YD
About the role
🚀 Apprentice Marine EC&I and Mission Systems Engineer 🚀
Ready to launch your engineering career? ⚓ Join a top-tier engineering squad working on everything from awesome ships 🚢 to stealthy submarines 潜水艇 and vital land-based hubs 🏟️. Your apprenticeship journey means you'll be diving into a bunch of cool projects, teaming up with pros, and getting the inside scoop on the tech behind some of the UK's most mind-blowing engineering feats. 🤯
You'll be part of the Marine Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) and Mission Systems (MS) Group, hopping between teams and projects. This is your chance to totally get your head around how electrical systems are built, put together, and kept running smoothly for their entire lifespan. Think power and control, navigation, communications, and all those mission-critical gizmos – you'll explore a massive range of stuff before figuring out what really sparks your interest and where you shine. ✨
With experienced mentors by your side every step of the way, you'll jump into tasks like running feasibility studies, fixing obsolescence headaches, cracking complex problems, and integrating systems across a variety of platforms. This diverse experience is your fast-track to understanding Electrical, Control & Instrumentation, and Mission Systems engineering in a marine setting, building the technical skills you need for a killer career in the industry. 💡
As part of this epic apprenticeship, you’ll be working towards a BEng (Hons) in Engineering (Design and Manufacture) with Glasgow Caledonian University. 🎓
This programme rocks a blended learning model, usually meaning 1-2 days of study each week during term time. It's been co-designed with industry experts and is accredited by the IET, IMechE, and InstMC, giving you a rock-solid academic foundation and setting you up for professional recognition. 🌟
On top of your degree, you’ll get structured workplace development with Babcock, allowing you to put your academic smarts to work on real engineering challenges while boosting your professional and technical game. 💪
Key responsibilities
- Support a variety of engineering projects across diverse platforms.
- Rotate through different teams and projects to build understanding of electrical systems.
- Contribute to activities such as conducting feasibility studies, tackling obsolescence issues, problem-solving, and systems integration.
- Undertake academic studies towards a BEng (Hons) in Engineering.
- Apply academic learning to real engineering challenges and build professional capabilities.
Entry requirements
Essential qualifications (UCAS Tariff: 96 points. Scottish Highers: BBCC or equivalent, including Maths and a science or technology subject. We also accept: Relevant Foundation Apprenticeships (counting as one Higher at grade B), in combination with SQA Highers. Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 6 in a related subject (equivalent to two Highers at B), in combination with SQA Highers. HNC in Electrical Engineering. You must be resident in Scotland, as Graduate Apprenticeships are only available to individuals living and working in Scotland. This role requires on-site attendance. By your start date, you must be able to reliably commute to the site. This will normally require living within a reasonable commuting distance of Rosyth or relocating before you join us. Many of our programmes are subject to Security Clearance and Trade Control restrictions which mean that your place of birth, nationality, citizenship, or residency you hold or have held may impact which programmes you are eligible for. For this programme, you must be able to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance. For further details, visit GOV.UK and search ‘United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels’. Under applicable national security legislation, this post may only be occupied by a UK national. This legal requirement is independent of our recruitment policies, and all eligible applicants will be assessed fairly and without discrimination.)