Manufacturing Engineering Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship 2027
Salary : £23,000 plus a £3000 joining bonus
Duration: 4.5 years
Work Location: Bolton
Learning provider: Blackpool College
Due to the need to attend your MBDA site and the training provider as required for your apprenticeship, applicants need to ensure their home or rental location is appropriate, travel arrangements are manageable and travel time is minimised as required for your role.
The qualification: You'll study for a Manufacturing Degree apprenticeship; your final award will be a BEng (Hons) degree in Engineering Manufacturing from Lancaster University.
Find out more details on the course here https://www.blackpool.ac.uk/course/en00084
Security clearance: 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.
This role is scheduled to close for applications at midnight on Friday 22nd January 2027 but may close earlier depending on application volumes.
What we can offer you:
Fully funded qualification starting September 2027
Paid travel expenses to and from your place of study
Annual pay reviews
Healthcare Cash Plan : provides support with everyday health related costs – including medical, dental, optical, physio and health & wellbeing
25 days annual leave (plus holiday purchase) and up to 15 days flexi leave
Study leave during exam periods
Programme structure - your work at MBDA:
You'll be at college 1 day a week, the rest of your week you will be at MBDA understanding the role of a Manufacturing Engineer. Manufacturing Engineering is part of the Operations directorate based at our Manufacturing Centre of Excellence. Manufacturing consists of Assembly, Integration and Test of all our products for the company. The products we make are delivered directly to the customer/end user and therefore manufacturing are imperative to the delivery aspects of MBDAs business.
All of our apprenticeships at MBDA involve placements to help you understand more about our business. This apprenticeship will involve placements that rotate around different manufacturing engineering teams, with potential opportunities to do placements at other MBDA sites. You'll have the opportunity to work within the following areas:
Circuit Card Assembly
Seekers and Datalinks
Inert Missile
Actuators and Control Equipment
Platform Equipment and Cables
Manufacturing Engineers work closely with a range of teams to influence designs and are responsible for ‘how’ we build our products. This means you could get involved in and learn more about:
Any tooling required to build our products.
Instructions on how to build our products.
The cost of manufacture of our products.
The industrial validations of our production lines and our suppliers.
Day-to-day support of our operators building our products.
The architecture of the production lines.
Developing new manufacturing processes.
Every single day for a Manufacturing Engineer is different, combining a mix of time spent on the shop floor and office based working. There are also opportunities to travel to other MBDA sites and countries, plus visiting suppliers. You'll have the opportunity to work in the following
Throughout your programme you'll be completing assignments and sitting exams for your university studies. There will also be incredible opportunities to bring your technical knowledge to schools and colleges as a STEM ambassador - making handling your diary the key requirement for balancing your work load.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to join an apprenticeship scheme that has developed winners of some of the most prestigious apprenticeship awards in the UK!
Our collaborative approach and culture of sharing knowledge will be key to your development. We trust…