Aerospace Engineering

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Salary

£32,500*

*Minimum £32,500. Salary is dependent on location, role and qualifications.

Location

Across the UK

Closing Date

October 6, 2023

About the programme

Aerospace Engineering will introduce you to a true breadth of aviation maintenance engineering activities, with a view to progressing in engineering or general management. Covering everything from aircraft systems, airworthiness and air safety management, to human factors in aviation, you’ll make a real impact across this two-year learning experience.

As part of this programme, we encourage mobility across our sectors to give you a broader experience and wider exposure to our business.

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Aerospace Engineering at Babcock

The possibilities are incredibly varied; it all depends on how you want to develop your career.

In the first year, you’ll be placed in operations management or engineering operations, either in military or civil aviation services. You’ll develop knowledge of aviation compliance, safety management processes and the safe delivery of aviation services.

In the second year, you could be placed into broader business management roles. They could include working with our international supply chain, business development, strategy and capabilities, bidding for new business, contract management or programme management.

Whatever you find yourself doing, you’ll be supported all the way.

What you'll need

  • An honours degree in Aeronautical Engineering or similar is vital
  • An understanding of the fundamentals of both health and safety and quality management
  • Many of our early careers roles are subject to Security Clearance and Trade Control restrictions which mean that your place of birth, nationality, citizenship, or residency you hold or have held may impact which roles you are eligible for. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). For our early careers roles, you must be able to achieve BPSS and many of them require you to be eligible for Security Clearance.

What you'll get

We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career.

In addition:

  • Minimum 25 days holiday entitlements + bank holidays + agile working* subject to conversation with your manager
  • Generous pension and employee share schemes
  • Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts
  • Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
  • You’ll also have the chance to get involved in our STEM outreach and volunteering activities, which our graduates find incredibly rewarding in all sorts of other ways.

Your career development

It’s hard to beat the variety of fantastic opportunities and business experiences you’ll receive. You can expect real world encounters and exposure to exciting projects that will really help you navigate where you want to take your career.

Plus, when you join us, you’ll be automatically enrolled onto our Graduate Development Programme. Through a series of digital and face to face sessions, presented by wellbeing and performance experts and our external partner Gen Healthy Minds, we will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to thrive and perform at your very best on your programme and beyond.

Where you'll be based

Places on our Aerospace Engineering graduate programme for Autumn 2024 are available in our Aviation sector.

In our Aviation sector, we deliver critical and vital aviation services to the civil and defence sectors. In the defence sector, our skilled engineers, ground support staff and training instructors deliver military flying training, air station support and integrated engineering services to armies, navies, and air forces in Europe. Our military customers trust us to support their air power requirements, allowing them to focus on their core mission. And we make their mission, our mission; ensuring that whatever the task discipline, talent and agility are at the heart of our operations, inspiring us to strive for excellence.

All graduates in Aviation relocate every six months, so you need to be ready and willing to move throughout your programme.

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