MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
You'll be at college 1 day a week, for the remainder of the working week you'll be working in our Manufacturing facility learning about two essential parts of the team that work hand in hand; Manufacturing Test and Calibration & Maintenance. A truly varied role covering different stages of the Manufacturing process!
Engineers in Manufacturing Test support the manufacturing, testing and programming of the whole build cycle, from circuit cards through to missiles and the platforms they're integrated onto. Calibration and Maintenance engineers provide a commissioning, calibration, maintenance and metrology service, and respond to faults and breakdowns across test and process equipment.
In both these areas you’ll experience working with varied technologies such as electronics, mechatronics, optics and RF and utilise a mix of electronic, electrical and mechanical skills – a great way to start your engineering career!
All of our apprenticeships in MBDA involve placements to help you understand more about our business. This apprenticeship will involve placements that rotate around Test and Calibration & Maintenance and by the end of your apprenticeship you’ll be fully equipped to understand which of these areas you want to move your career into. Your final year will typically be spent developing in a single placement. This will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of the specific area including the ongoing projects and complex challenges within it.
In each placement you'll find yourself among a team of encouraging engineers who have varied experiences and expertise, working together to support a set of equipment. You’ll also be able to complete a placement in an area of MBDA that is external to Engineering which will allow you to get insight in to new technologies, build your network across the business and bring back your learning to the manufacturing facility. Our Engineers work closely with several collaborative functions such as Product Design, Test Equipment Design, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Assurance.
Placements in this programme could be in:
Daily activities for an Engineer range from hands on experience with the equipment on the shop floor and in the lab, to working in the office on technical documentation. You could go from diagnosing issues and fault finding on a non-conforming piece of equipment one day, to Introducing new innovative products and equipment into Manufacturing on another so you’ll truly develop that engineering mindset of problem solving, analytical and logical thinking and curiosity to get to the bottom of what is happening.
The qualification: You'll study Electro-Mechanical Engineering at Blackpool College. Your final award will be a BSc honours degree in Engineering, awarded by Lancaster University.
This role has specific qualification and subject criteria so please make sure you carefully check your eligibility against this criteria before applying otherwise your application will not be considered. If you are currently studying and predicted to meet these requirements by the start date you are welcome to apply.
A minimum of 5 GCSEs at minimum grade 4.
This must include:
Following your GCSE's you must have completed one of the following qualification routes, equivalent to a minimum of 120 UCAS Tariff points:
Please note: We look at entry criteria based on your top three full A Levels or equivalent qualifications (BTEC/T Level). We do not include UCAS points gained from an Extended Project Qualification. Additionally, as an employer we set our own entry criteria based on the requirements of this role. This means that the criteria above may differ from the university.
British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
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