Graduate Metrologist Engineer

at  BAE Systems

DESCRIPTION

Job Title Graduate Submarines Metrologist Engineer
Location Barrow (Cumbria)
We offer relocation support packages for this role (Barrow-in-Furness based roles), subject to meeting eligibility criteria.
Start Date 8th September 2025
BAE Systems do offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements, however it is expected on our Graduate programme you will be required to attend your site up to 5 days per week. Please note, this may be subject to change in line with the needs of the business. The hybrid working arrangements including which days you are required to work on site/remotely will be outlined by your line manager.
Salary £34,000 & £2,000 Welcome Bonus
Join our Submarines Team to be a part of designing, building, testing, and commissioning the largest and most advanced submarines ever operated by the Royal Navy. Work alongside our Astute Class and Dreadnought Class Submarines to provide a powerful and secure deterrent for the United Kingdom 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You could be the difference.

SKILLS

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in either Electronic Engineering, Control Engineering, Software Engineering, Physics, or Maths or relevant STEM degree (Biology or Chemistry).
Opportunities for Growth and Development: We encourage employees to explore projects beyond their primary responsibilities, providing them with diverse experiences. With a wide range of products and a multinational presence, there are ample opportunities for employees to engage in various projects and initiatives.
Community Involvement: In addition to professional development BAE Systems value community engagement. Employees are encouraged to participate in community projects, STEM initiatives, and employee resource groups, offering valuable learning experiences outside of their regular roles.
Retention and Career Development: Recognising the importance of retaining talented individuals, we offer sponsorship, career development support, and high-potential development programs. These initiatives aim to help employees plan their careers effectively and provide opportunities for accelerated development for those who demonstrate aspiration, ability, and performance.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to have obtained, or be predicted to obtain, a 2.2 in your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in either Electronic Engineering, Control Engineering, Software Engineering, Physics, or Maths or relevant STEM degree (Biology or Chemistry).

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As a Graduate Metrologist Engineer, you will be working within an exciting and collaborative team, which pulls together knowledge and expertise from multiple engineering disciplines (including Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic and Software specialisms), to develop, deploy and support complex measurement and monitoring systems.
The Metrology department’s work involves taking instrumentation equipment and systems throughout their entire lifecycle from requirements to prototype, testing, commissioning and deployment. The department is involved in using specialist measurement equipment (e.g. micrometers, voltmeters, multimeters and pressure gauges) to take accurate and repeatable measurements for a wide array of parameters in new and unique ways (including temperature, dimensions, accelerometry, mass, pressure, shock, non-ionising radiation, ionising radiation, noise and vibration, torque, voltage and current).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Building, integrating and testing bespoke instrumentation solutions where suitable commercial options aren’t available.
• Supporting novel research projects connected to advance and novel sensing (e.g. how to sense strain).
• Supporting emergent site instrumentation projects identifying effective solutions to emerging problems related to metrology and calibration.
• Installing, maintaining, and repairing in-service monitoring systems installed throughout the Barrow site (e.g. detecting and monitoring ionising and non-ionising radiation).
• Helping to deploy, operate, and maintain monitoring systems used to support various manufacturing and trials activities across all submarine build programmes.
• Managing data quality and integrity for manufacturing and trials instrumentation systems while Understanding emergent measurement technologies and systems developed by other institutions (e.g. National Physics Laboratory).