V05146 - Advanced Apprentice Engineering Technical - Design
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.
We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including free higher education, access to the Company pension and share saving scheme.
Training course: Engineering design technician (level 3)
Hours: Shifts to be confirmed
37 hours a week
Monday 28 September 2026
Duration: 3 years 6 months
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* 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
Where you'll work
BAE Systems
1st Floor, Main Shipyard Offices
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 1AF
Training
* Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
* Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
* Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
* Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
* Select materials and parts.
* Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
* Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
* Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
* Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
* Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
* Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
* Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
* Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as‑built implementation.
* Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
* Read, interpret and establish design intent.
* Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
* Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
* Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
* Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
* Option 1. Produce general arrangements of electrical power.
* Option 1. Produce detailed drawings of electrical power components such as wires connection, voltage, capacity, main switches.
* Option 1. Identify cable types and application.
* Option 1. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce electrical power project deliverables such as output drawings and electrical designs.
* Option 2. Produce general arrangements of control and instrumentation designs.
* Option 2. Produce detailed drawings of control and instrumentation components such as cable numbers, wire colours, junction block numbers and panel identification.
* Option 2. Identify different cable types and appropriate application.
* Option 2. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce control and instrumentation project deliverables.
* Option 3. Produce general arrangements of mechanical designs.
* Option 3. Produce detailed drawings of mechanical components such as part dimensions, shape and manufacture.
* Option 3. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce mechanical project deliverables.
* Option 4. Produce general arrangements of piping design.
* Option 4. Produce detailed drawings of piping components such as pipework, ducts and fittings and including supports and skids.
* Option 4. Use digital tools such as CAD or Plant Design Management Systems to produce piping design project deliverables.
* Option 5. Produce general arrangements of structures showing multiple materials such as steel, concrete, masonry, timber.
* Option 5. Produce detailed drawings for multiple materials such as steel, concrete, timber or masonry.
* Option 5. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce structural project deliverables.
* An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation
* At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying
Requirements
GCSE in:
5 GCSE Inc Maths, English & Science or Technical (grade A*-C or 9-4 or equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Other requirements
Please be aware of qualification entry criteria when applying for this role. This is clearly displayed on the advert under the section qualification requirements. To be eligible for the role you must meet these entry requirements.
About this employer
At BAE Systems, we provide some of the world’s most advanced, technology‑led defence, aerospace and security solutions. We employ a skilled workforce of more than 93,000 people in around 40 countries. Working with customers and local partners, we develop, engineer, manufacture, and support products and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.
Company 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.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long‑term health condition. This includes non‑visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
* Approximately 95% of apprentices choose to stay on with us
* As a global business there are a world of opportunities– whether you decide to stay in the UK, or explore an overseas role
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FURNESS COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000350573.
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Closes on Saturday 28 February 2026
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