As an Electronic and Communication Engineering Degree Apprentice, you'll support critical defence projects while completing a 6-year Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer Degree Apprenticeship. You'll help develop and support systems that enable secure communication in demanding environments, involving electronic design, development, testing and component level repair. You'll collaborate with experienced colleagues across design, software, mechanical and electrical engineering teams. Throughout the programme, there may be opportunities to undertake placements at different UK locations including Bristol, Devonport, Ashchurch, Corsham and sites in Hampshire.

Study part-time over 60 months with the first three years at Gloucestershire College's Cheltenham Campus and the final two years at UWE Bristol's Filton Campus. Four days per week working within the business, one day per week on studies. Training covers professional engineering skills, electrical circuit theory, mathematical modelling techniques for circuit design, analogue and digital design techniques, digital signal processing, fundamentals of structured software design, structured programming for embedded software, and embedded software development.

Fully funded qualification, personal development training and opportunities, minimum 28 days holiday allowance including bank holidays, competitive pension scheme, employee share scheme, flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme and employee shopping savings portal, STEM outreach activities and volunteering opportunities, Apprentice Development Programme with digital and face-to-face sessions.

Babcock is a defence and engineering company that supports critical defence projects and develops systems for secure communication in demanding and remote environments.