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Quick Overview
- Starting salary £25,760.
- Five-year degree apprenticeship scheme.
- Specialising in Engineering.
- Working towards a BEng Electromechanical Engineering degree.
- Full-time study in year one.
- Application requirements
Entry Requirements: Five full GCSEs at grades 4-9 (or equivalent) to include English Language, Maths and a Science.and? relevant Level 3 qualifications.
Start date: September 2025
Please follow our Apprenticeship CV format guidance here.This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance.Please read all information in this advert thoroughly before applying and save for future reference.What sets DE&S apart is the focus we put on you. We help you find your flair and then plan a flourishing career around what you love. And along the way, you’ll enjoy real rewards for the work you do, with competitive benefits and career progression.
As part of our team, you'll benefit from plenty of routes for development, access to specialist training and funding for professional qualifications, and a circa 28.97% employer pension contribution. You’ll also have access to a wide range of employee networks.
You will work in a hugely collaborative environment alongside engineers, project managers, customers, and suppliers to ensure that DE&S continues to deliver the very best equipment to the front line.?? Year 1?-?Full-time attendance at the training provider?to?learn core engineering skills and start your BEng Degree in Electromechanical Engineering.?This degree is a blend of mechanical and electrical/electronics engineering. While you’ll still complete some pure mechanical modules, our 2025 intake will have a bias towards electronics. ? Our current training provider is University Centre Weston.??
Years 2 & 3?-?Practical and vocational training, continuation of the BEng.
Years 4 & 5?- For your final two years, whilst working towards the completion of your BEng, you can expect to focus more closely on a particular area of the business e.g., land equipment, aerospace, maritime, weapons, communication systems etc.??
Because of the classification of some of the information related to certain projects, some work-based placements may be open to Sole UK Nationals only.?
Placement opportunities:?
Electrical -?virtually every piece of equipment used by the UK Armed Forces, supported by DE&S, has an electrical or electronic component. You could expect to be involved in all aspects of engineering, from an electrical power distribution system on a warship to an electronic guidance system for a complex weapon.?? Mechanical - you could expect to be involved in tasks like analysing the wear of mechanical components in ships engines, reviewing the options for improving the effectiveness of armour on a troop carrier, or maybe supporting the development of the next generation of directed energy weapons.??
You’ll support activities like keeping current equipment in service, resolving technical engineering problems, and planning for the future of MoD equipment. You’ll be involved in bringing new projects and services from concept through to in service and ultimately disposal at their end of life.??
Responsibilities??
You’ll be involved with the following:??
Participating in assigned educational training to develop own capabilities in a defence context.?? Delivering engineering products/services against agreed objectives to develop knowledge and experience and add value to the team and wider business.??
Building awareness and understanding of how the engineering function and wider business operates to assist in own development and career progression.??
Identifying opportunities to develop knowledge and experience to progress as an apprentice to Engineering Technician and towards Incorporated engineer IEng status in the time specified.?? Providing support to colleagues in their specialist area and actively contribute to team meetings to help with the work of the team.??
On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you may be offered a permanent position with DE&S, that reflects the interests and skills you’ve developed throughout the programme.
Please note: Because of the classification of some of the information related to certain projects, some work-based placements may be open to Sole UK Nationals?only.
Your place of work will initially be our Training provider, followed by MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH. You’ll be required to attend the office regularly, at the request of your Scheme Manager or Placement Supervisor. This attendance will be at your own expense and costs for travel or accommodation will not be reimbursed.
