Advanced Apprentice Designer in London

Overview

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria)

Salary: Starting from £14,527 – £23,493 per annum dependent on age with annual progression throughout the scheme duration

What You’ll Be Doing

• Studying towards a Level 3 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering qualification
• After the first year getting “badged” as either an Electrical, Mechanical or Hull & Outfit designer
• Having around 5 placements within the business with Designer teams on one of our Submarine programmes (Astute, Dreadnought and SSN AUKUS) creating models and outputs using the relevant CAD software (either CADDS5, FORAN or Siemens NX). This training is all provided as part of your apprenticeship
• Learning and developing in teamwork, communication, sustainability and health & safety
• Working towards completion of a Level 3 End Point Assessment as an Engineering Design Technician

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 Designer Team

The designer apprenticeship is the start of your Engineering career, where you will learn the fundamentals to become a competent designer being coached by Subject Matter Experts within detailed design, whilst working on cutting-edge technology for a World Leading Organisation.

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 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.

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.

Qualification Requirements

5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9-4 / A*-C which must include Maths & English & a Science / Technical Subject

Start date: 28/09/2026