Mechanical Engineering Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship 2027
Salary : £23,000 plus a £3000 joining bonus
Duration : 4 years
Work location: Stevenage
Learning provider : University of Hertfordshire
Due to the location of the site and learning providers, applicants are encouraged to consider their home or rental location to ensure travel arrangements are manageable and travel time is minimised.
The qualification: You'll study for an Mechanical Engineering Degree Apprenticeship, which maps to the Product design and development engineer apprenticeship standard. Your final award will be a BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering.
Find out more on the course here: https://www.herts.ac.uk/courses/degree-apprenticeships/engineering-degree-apprenticeship-mechanical
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 20th November 2026 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 study onsite at University one day a week (with occasional virtual learning sessions); the rest of your working week will be in your home function with MBDA and you'll be putting into practice everything you’re learning in a real life environment, via placements tailored to the stream you'll be joining.
There are four streams within the Mechanical Degree Apprenticeship that you may join. During the recruitment process we will assess which role you are best suited for.
Integration and Missile Validation:
Get hands on experience preparing and supporting live missile trials across different testing environments
Learn about instrumentation, sensors, data acquisition and test equipment.
Support trials, record and analyse data, and contribute to trial reports and engineering reviews
Work alongside experienced engineers to understand how testing helps prove, validate and improve complex systems.
Engineering support:
Gain experience in how engineering products are supported throughout their entire lifecycle, from development through to in-service use.
Explore placements across areas including Supportability, In-service teams, Support Services, Human factors, Field support and Technical publications
Learn how engineers help customers keep complex systems available, reliable and effective
Develop an understanding of the wider engineering roles involved beyond the initial design and manufacture of a product.
Environmental Engineering:
Test advanced products in extreme mechanical and climatic conditions to make sure they can operate safely and reliably.
Experience simulating real world mechanical and climatic environments ranging from extreme cold and heat to vibration, shock, humidity and low pressure.
Gain experience across placements in mechanical and climatic testing, structural testing, trials, data analysis and facilities.
Use specialist equipment and facilities while applying your university learning to real engineering challenges
Mechanical Engineering:
Explore the full mechanical engineering lifecycle, from design and simulation through to manufacture, assembly and testing.
Gain experience across placements such as Mechanical Design, Future Concepts, Actuation, Analysis, Materials and Environmental Engineering
Develop critical skills alongside…