Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprenticeship - Safety Engineering 2027 - Bristol

About the role

🚀 Safety Engineering Degree Apprentice | Royal Navy Submarine Fleet 🚀

Are you ready to kickstart your engineering career with a fully funded degree and real-world impact? 🤔 Join our Submarine Support Engineering (SSE) team in Bristol for a five-year program that’s anything but ordinary! You'll be crucial in ensuring the safe operation of the Royal Navy's cutting-edge submarine fleet. ⚓️

What you’ll be doing:

• Dive deep into engineering: Gain hands-on experience across a variety of engineering projects. 🧰
• Master safety principles: Learn how safety is managed throughout the entire engineering lifecycle, building your technical skills, confidence, and professional judgment. 💪
• Analyze and assess: Conduct hazard identification, assess system capabilities, and evaluate risks to personnel and vessels. 📊
• Support design and innovation: Help design and evaluate systems and components to meet demanding operational and safety requirements. ✨
• Get involved: Contribute to updating Safety Cases, supporting design reviews, developing risk models, and undertaking technical investigations. 📝
• Explore diverse locations: You might even be surveying platforms at awesome locations like Devonport Royal Dockyard and HM Naval Base Clyde! 🌊

Your education:

• Fully funded BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing from the University of the West of England (UWE). 🎓
• Specialised safety engineering training throughout your apprenticeship, covering topics like risk analysis, Bow Tie analysis, and hazard identification. 💡
• Opportunity for placements to broaden your horizons and supercharge your development. 🌍

What you'll gain:

• A degree and valuable work experience in a critical industry. 💯
• A clear path to becoming a degree-qualified Safety Engineer within our SSE team. 🚀
• The chance to work towards professional registration as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer. 🎖️
• Competitive salary and benefits: Including a minimum 28 days holiday, a pension scheme, employee share scheme, and flexible benefits. 🎉
• Involvement in STEM outreach and volunteering: Make a difference and inspire the next generation! 🌟

What you'll need:

• Academic Entry Requirements: See our website for detailed information on tariff points and specific A-level/BTEC/IB/Access/T-Level subject requirements. 📚
• GCSEs: Grade C/4 or above in English and Mathematics (or equivalent).
• Security Clearance: You'll need to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), Security Check (SC), and Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPI) clearance. Due to legal requirements, this role is for UK nationals only. 🇬🇧

Ready to launch your career? Apply now and be a part of something truly vital! 👇

*Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply early to avoid disappointment!*

Key responsibilities

• Conducting hazard identification and analysis
• Assessing the ability of submarine systems to perform their safety functions
• Evaluating risks to personnel and platforms
• Supporting the design and assessment of systems and components
• Updating Safety Cases and supporting design reviews

Skills