Engineering Design and Manufacture Graduate Apprenticeship – Welding Engineering in Dunfermline

Our 4-year Engineering (Design and Manufacture) Graduate Apprenticeship is your opportunity to start an engineering career with purpose. You’ll contribute to some of the UK’s most important defence programmes while working towards a BEng (Hons) degree and building a rewarding career in Fleet Engineering.
About the programme
This is an exciting opportunity to build a career at the heart of the UK's submarine enterprise. Based at HM Naval Base Clyde, you'll work within the Fleet Engineering team, supporting the maintenance, operation and continuous improvement of the Royal Navy's submarine fleet.
You'll gain practical experience across a range of engineering disciplines, contributing to activities that ensure submarines remain safe, reliable and ready to meet operational demands. Working alongside experienced engineers and technical specialists, you'll develop your understanding of complex engineering systems, asset management, defect resolution, maintenance planning and engineering assurance within a highly regulated defence environment.
By the end of the programme, you'll have developed a strong foundation in engineering principles and their application within the submarine enterprise, opening the door to a rewarding career supporting the operational effectiveness of the Royal Navy's fleet.
Future prospects
Upon successful completion of the programme, you'll be ready to step into a Welding Engineering role with a competitive salary starting from £39,000.
From there, your development doesn’t stop. Through the Babcock Role Framework, you’ll have a clear view of how your career can progress, with mapped-out pathways, development opportunities and the tools you need to get wherever you want to go.
What you’ll need
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, Mechanical, Manufacturing or Welding 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 sole UK national. This legal requirement is independent of our recruitment policies, and all eligible applicants will be assessed fairly and without discrimination.
What you’ll get
We’ll provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career.
In addition, you’ll benefit from:
Fully funded qualification
Personal development training and opportunities
Minimum 28 days holiday allowance including