Advanced Apprentice Engineering Technical – Support Engineer

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Job title: Advanced Apprentice Engineering Technical – Support Engineer

Location: Barrow

We offer relocation support packages for this role (Barrow-in-Furness based roles), subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Salary: We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including, free higher education as well as access to the Company pension and share saving scheme

What you’ll be doing:

As a Support Engineer Apprentice you would be looking at everything that is involved in this, from identifying what maintenance could be required, to the tools and spares needed to carry out the maintenance and understanding the reliability and availability of the equipment on-board.

The role of Support Engineer Apprentice within BAE Systems involves the application of engineering and logistic principles to develop solutions to support Astute, Dreadnought and SSNA Class of Submarines and there operations. Problem solving skills would be beneficial to the role as well as a desire to understand how engineering systems and components work and can be broken down in to their repairable parts.

As a Support Engineer Apprentice, the role will involve developing & applying your understanding of a range of Supportability Engineering Integrated Product Support (IPS) processes, tools, systems and techniques. Undertaking a range of different engineering activities aimed at developing the knowledge, skills and behaviors to meet the Engineering Technician – Technical Support apprenticeship standard while rotating around the different teams on the floorplate to develop into a well-rounded Support Engineer. On this three and a half year Apprenticeship you’ll acquire the necessary skills to ensure that the equipment that we design and support can be operated and maintained safely, effectively and efficiently. Please note that this apprenticeship is predominantly office-based.

During the duration of the apprenticeship the main duties undertaken will involve;

• Conduct Design for Support – Ensuring what is designed can be supported.


• Conduct Availability and Reliability analysis – Using modelling tools and techniques to assess the reliability and availability of equipment’s and systems.


• Conduct Reliability Centered Maintenance – Using approved industry toolsets to assess what might break and what needs maintenance and when.


• Create Initial Support Packages – Ensuring that the right Spares & Tools are in the right locations, at the right time, in the right condition and with the correct quantities.


• Production of digital technical information that is complete, coherent and consistent –Supporting operations, maintenance, diagnosis, repair and disposal or equipment through-life.


• Configuration Management of data and products – Understanding what you have and in what condition.

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:

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, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also 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.

5 GCSE A*-C or 9-4 (or equivalent) Including Maths, English & Science or Technical Subject