Degree Apprentice Manufacturing Engineering

Job Description

Description

Job title: Degree Manufacturing Engineer Apprentice (Weapon Systems UK)

Location: Sheffield

Salary: £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration.

What you’ll be doing:

As a Manufacturing Degree Apprentice at BAE Systems, you will work within our manufacturing engineering team, playing a pivotal role in the planning and smooth delivery of manufacturing engineering across our product portfolio. This includes:

• Supporting teams to bring products from the early design stage to full production and operation
• Working on our existing products across a global customer base, as well as supporting the next generation of weapon platforms for the future battle space
• Understanding how core industrial engineering, mechanical engineering and the facilities/systems involved, come together to produce world-class products
• Developing fundamental knowledge and understanding of the relationships between engineering and operations and how these teams collaborate to interpret drawings, tooling and documentation as they bring together our weapon systems products in real-time

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 Weapon Systems Team:

As part of the Platforms & Services sector, Weapon Systems designs, manufactures and supports artillery systems, naval guns, and provides engineering capability. We are looking for innovation, commitment and drive to help define the future of Weapon Systems capabilities.

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. Click here for more information on national security vetting levels.

Qualification requirements

5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9-4/A*-C which must include Maths & English & a Science/Technical Subject AND 1 of the following:

3 A-levels (or equivalent) at grade C or above. 1 subject must be Maths and 1 subject must be in Engineering or a Science/Technical subject

OR

An equivalent level 3 vocational qualification (must be a STEM related subject that aligns to the scheme/area you are applying for and worth a minimum of 96 UCAS points)

Start date: 21/09/2026