Description 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. Person specification It takes lots of different people and lots of different skill sets to keep the UK Armed Forces fully equipped and well supported. To be successful with your application, we’re looking for you to demonstrate your potential to succeed in a dynamic working environment. We’re here to help you find your speciality, so we hire for potential and train for skills. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are dedicated to creating a great place to work that reflects the diversity of the society we serve. By bringing together different ideas, experiences, and perspectives, we can achieve our ambitions, together. We’re proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining people with disabilities. We’re dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and will make reasonable adjustments to support applicants with disabilities. If you need an adjustment during the recruitment and selection process, even if you feel you do not qualify for the Disability Confident Scheme, please tell us what you need when completing your application. Please let us know as soon as possible so our recruitment team have adequate time to consider your request. If you have any questions about reasonable adjustments, you can contact the recruitment team at deshr-etcoe-recruitmentmod.gov.uk You must hold the right to work full time in the UK and qualify for service under the Civil Service Nationality Rules without any additional immigration approvals. You must be able to evidence this at interview and it must not expire before the start of the scheme. If your right to work will expire while you are in employment, you must be able to reconfirm your right to work before it expires, without sponsorship, to maintain your employment. This role requires you to have lived (resided) in the UK for the last five years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating staff on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harms associated with second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Tobacco-Free Working Environment (TFWE) programme, smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere, unless stated otherwise, in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. Those seeking, considering, or accepting employment should be aware of this requirement. Qualifications You must have or be currently studying to achieve the following qualifications by September 2025: Essential requirements: Five full GCSEs at grades 4-9 (or equivalent) to include English Language, Maths, and a Science. and Three full A Levels at a minimum of grade C to include Maths, a Science plus one other (excluding general studies). Or, A BTEC National Diploma in Engineering equivalent to a minimum 96 UCAS Points. Or, A minimum of 96 UCAS points in relevant Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects. If you are in your final academic year, you’re encouraged to apply with your predicted grades. Evidence of the above qualifications will be required as part of your pre-employment checks before a formal offer can be made. CV Requirements Please follow the CV guidance here to enable us to better understand you as a person and assess your suitability for our scheme. We’ll be looking for your aspiration, engagement and ability. If you’re successful at CV sift, then you’ll be considered for the next stage of our selection process. Personal statement – Ensuring within one document upload, please write a personal statement at the top of your CV, within the range of 200 to 500 words, answering the following questions: 1. Why do you want to join this degree apprenticeship scheme? 2. How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this scheme? 3. What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences helpful? Please clearly list your qualifications including your results or predicted grades, distinguishing between an English Language or English Literature qualification awarded. If grades are missing, we will be unable to qualify you against our entry requirements. If you hold or have studied towards a qualification at the same level or above in the same or a similar subject, please declare this within your CV so we can assess your eligibility. To be eligible for this programme, you will need to: Be at least 16-years old at the start of the scheme Have left full-time education when the apprenticeship starts. You’re permitted to utilise AI (artificial intelligence) tools during your application to DE&S to support you in writing your CV and personal statements however, all information that is submitted must be factually accurate. For example, not using ideas and experiences of others (or AI) as your own. All presented information will be assessed at both the assessment centre and interview stage. Behaviours This vacancy is assessed using Success Profiles, and will assess your behaviours during the assessment centre and interview selection process: Delivering at Pace Working Together Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Technical requirements, evaluation, and acceptance. Benefits Alongside training and development, you’ll receive the following great benefits: £25,760 starting salary – with annual increments. 25 days holiday a year, plus one day a year up to 30 days, eight bank holidays and a day off for the King’s birthday. A market-leading employer pension contribution of circa 28.97 percent, and recognition awards. Flexible and hybrid working wherever possible, to support your work-life balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required). Use of our on-site gym, restaurant, and cafes. A huge range of discounts including retail, sports, leisure, restaurants, gifts, days out, holidays, cinema, motoring, insurance, health care, gym memberships, and more. More information can be found below: DE&S Little Book of Big Benefits: https://bit.ly/3FEb54v Terms and Conditions: https://bit.ly/3yUwcM1 How to apply Application – 4th November to 2nd December 2024 Please complete an online application form and attach your CV which includes a personal statement within one document. Please follow the guidance on how to create a CV for this vacancy and ensure all information is captured within your CV and not on the application form. The experience fields on the application form are not assessed, so please ensure your CV is complete. Should you encounter any technical difficulties submitting your application please take screenshots and email us DESHR-ETCoE-Recruitmentmod.gov.uk. Without screenshots of the issue, we may be unable to progress your application. Pre Sift/Sift – December to January 2025 We’ll check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria listed in this advert. Your CV will be assessed using a simple numerical scoring system against your aspiration, engagement and ability. For guidance on writing a CV for DE&S apprenticeships and graduate schemes please click here. Online Testing – January 2025 Candidates will be called for online numeracy, literacy and engineering competency tests via our Training Provider. Assessment Centre – February 2025 The highest scoring candidates will be invited to a face-to-face assessment centre. We’ll assess you through team exercises aligned to our behaviours above. There will be no reimbursement of any travel expenses for the assessment centre. Interview – March 2025 If successful, you’ll sit an online Microsoft Teams interview. You’ll be assessed against a technical competence and our DE&S Behaviours listed above. Provisional Offer – April 2025 Once all interviews have taken place, we’ll make provisional offers to the successful candidates and begin your pre-employment checks. Please be aware these checks can take several months to complete, however, we will remain in contact throughout the process. Formal Offer Following successful completion of all pre-employment checks you can expect to receive a formal offer and contract one month before the scheme expected start date. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Apply and further information Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name :DES Entry Talent Recruitment Team Email :DESHR-ETCoE-Recruitmentmod.gov.uk