Design & Engineering Apprentice

Job Description

Job Title: Design & Engineering Apprentice

Permanent or Fixed term: Permanent

Flexibility: This role is available full time only

Location: In terms of location, our office is based in Bath/Bristol and we are happy to explore flexible and hybrid working arrangements. Please note that travel to customer sites or to attend meetings will be required.

When: September 2026

About BMT
BMT is dedicated to tackling the most crucial engineering challenges of our era, fostering an environment where individuals with exceptional technical expertise provide meaningful, practical solutions. Committed to creating a safer, more efficient, effective, and sustainable future, BMT values diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognisng their pivotal role in achieving our business purpose. Learn more about BMT at www.bmt.org.


At BMT, we pride ourselves on being a verified flexible workplace, providing freedom and choice. We understand not everyone has the same needs in order to make work work for them and their lives - we'd love you to discuss any requirements for flexibility with us - we can't promise to fulfil every request but we do promise to listen to what matters to you. Learn more about our flexible status at Flexa Careers

Why Work for Us?

Joining BMT means gaining access to a comprehensive set of employee benefits designed to empower your success. In addition to a competitive salary, our offerings encompass health, family, finance, and personal development, including:

• Private Medical (family coverage)
• Enhanced Pension
• 18 weeks enhanced maternity pay (after a qualifying period of 1 year)
• Family friendly policies
• Committed to an inclusive culture
• Wellbeing Fund – an annual fund for personal hobbies or interests
• 26 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)
• Holiday Trading
• Retail Vouchers
• Professional Subscriptions

At BMT, we appreciate the importance of having a solid development structure. We ensure that our people have access to the training and mentoring that they need to be the best at what they do. We constantly strive to improve our working environment as well as providing everyone with the tools and applications they need to do their roles effectively.

About The Role

We are excited to be able to offer an opportunity for a number of pro-active, enthusiastic and committed applicants to join us for career journey in engineering. Our vacancies are in the Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture teams.

Marine vessels represent some of the most complex manufactured assets in the world and as such provide interesting, challenging and rewarding work for the people that design, build and support them through life. As an apprentice in our engineering teams, you will have the opportunity to be involved in projects across the lifecycle of various types of vessels and across different sectors. You will be helping to solve our customers’ problems and delivering them innovative, bespoke solutions. Working alongside our clients, we often start with a blank sheet of paper and sketch their ideas and concepts to map the path to delivering the solution.
We are offering:

• UK Level 2 candidates the opportunity to complete a Level 3 Engineering Design Technician Advanced Apprenticeship and supporting them completing their HNC (4 years). Beyond this there is an opportunity to complete a Level 6 Degree Engineering Apprenticeship; completing your HND, then Bachelors Degree (3 years);
• UK Level 3 Candidates a chance to complete a Level 6 Degree Engineering Apprenticeship; completing your HNC, HND and Bachelors Degree (4 years).

Candidates will benefit from on-the-job experience as well as time at a local college/university to complete their apprenticeship. We support our apprentice development with dedicated apprenticeship mentors and a structured experiential pathway that will help them work towards the varying levels of professional qualification and recognition. This is a great opportunity for enthusiastic individuals with a passion to learn and develop their engineering skills.


The main responsibilities will be to:

• Develop and apply a breadth of engineering skills;
• Use software and technologies to help solve complex engineering problems;
• Contribute to developing designs for the next generation of vessels and platforms, and to maintaining and improving the design of existing ships and submarines;
• Keep up-to-date with future technologies and how they could be incorporated into our designs;
• Be part of a team interacting directly with our customers at meetings and during surveys of ships and submarines;
• Help develop in-service modifications for in-service naval and commercial marine vessels;
• Be part of the development of the ‘clean maritime’ engineering and integration solution.

About You

To be considered for these positions you will be able to work under your own initiative but also as part of a team. You will have an organised approach to your work and will be able to communicate effectively and manage your time.

Qualification requirements for these positions are:

Level 3 Engineering Design Technician Advanced Apprenticeship
A minimum GCSE (or equivalent) grade 4 (C) and above in Mathematics, English and Science-based subjects.

Level 6 Degree Engineering Apprenticeship
A minimum GCSE (or equivalent) grade 4 (C) or above in Mathematics and English.

Plus, the following qualification options:
A-Levels - Grade C or above in Mathematics plus a pass in one of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computing/Computer Science, Design and Technology, Electronics, Engineering, ICT, Further Mathematics, Music Technology, Physics, Statistics. You must have a minimum of two A-levels.

T Levels - Grade C in A-Level Mathematics, in addition to your T Level qualification. If you have or are looking to partially complete your T-Level, you are still required to have the equivalent to 2 full A-Levels as part of our minimum entry requirements.

Tariff Points – A minimum of 112 Tarif Points required.

EDXCEL (BTEC) Diploma- One of the following BTEC Diplomas: Aeronautical Engineering, Applied Science, Construction and the Built Environment, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Land-based Technology, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Operations and Maintenance Engineering. Must include Merit in one of the following units: Further Engineering Mathematics or Further Mathematics for Construction.

Access - Achievement of the HE Diploma; to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit including 15 in Mathematics and 15 in another science or technology subject.

This role is based out of our Bath office where the majority of people within the Capability are based. However, the capability is part of the UK and Europe region so a balance of in-office, remote and hybrid working will be considered. Travel to other BMT offices (we also have offices in Glasgow, Plymouth, Fareham, Weymouth, Bristol) and customer sites will be necessary as and when required (occasional overseas travel may be required).

What's Next?

If you are ready to contribute your skills and passion to a dynamic team addressing impactful challenges, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity with BMT. Join us in shaping a safer, more efficient, and sustainable future.



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