Advanced Manufacturing

About the programme

Over the course of two years, you’ll experience the breadth of our work. You’ll be involved in high-integrity, complex engineering, as well as digitisation and other technologies for future projects and customers. You’ll collaborate with our production engineering and technical services teams, with a particular focus on modern manufacturing techniques, processes and advances associated with Industry 4.0 (Automation, IoT/Interconnection of devices, Smart Sensors, Real-time Data Capture and Analytics, Virtual/Augmented Reality, etc.).

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Advanced Manufacturing at Babcock

Advanced Manufacturing is a growing area in our business and covers many areas and projects.

What you'll need

A 2:2 BEng (Hons) degree.
Because of the variety of work available, we’d also be interested in hearing from candidates from manufacturing, mechanical, electrical and process engineering backgrounds.

What you'll get

When you’re part of the team at Babcock, we think it’s only right that you’re properly rewarded for the contribution you make and the hard work you put in. That’s why, in addition to a highly competitive salary, you can look forward to generous pension and employee share schemes, and a whole host of other flexible benefits. These include things like access to our healthcare cash plan, Wellbeing Centre and discounts on everything from gym membership and travel to retail, dining and entertainment. 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

Alongside formal development, a senior manager will take you under their wing and help you sharpen your professional skills with on-the-job training that’s hard to beat.

Babcock seeks to provide a world class graduate experience. As part of our commitment to innovation and excellence, we partnered with a multi award-winning agency, The Smarty Train, to deliver a new graduate journey from September 2020. Using a unique blend of science, technology and industry-leading creativity, our promise to graduates is that learning and progression will be part of every day. You will have access to a flexible range of cutting edge resources and in-person support. From instructor-led workshops to immersive virtual experiences, bespoke toolkits, personalised assessments and powerful social platforms, we invite you to achieve your potential at Babcock today.

Where you'll be based

Marine - Energy and Marine - Rosyth

At the heart of our Marine sector is our 320 acre Rosyth facility, which is home to one of the largest waterside manufacturing and repair facilities in the UK. At Rosyth we specialise in the design and engineering of complex marine platforms, we support clients with design at whole ship or module level and we bring energy to our customers projects with our integrated design and manufacturing approach. . We work together to ensure navies at home and across the world go to sea safely and are the lead contractor for the UK Submarine Dismantling Programme.

Digital transformation is at the heart of the site’s growth. This is not just a vision for the future but it is now a reality through the Type 31 Frigate programme where further investment in facilities and manufacturing equipment will support the integration of technology and new working practices to create a dynamic, effective and efficient, digitally enabled facility.

To make the most of the opportunities Marine has to offer, you’ll need to have great technical skills along with the drive and aspiration to develop your career to help us deliver our world-class programmes, develop new technologies and offer solutions for our vast range of customers.

Your home base will be our Rosyth facility, however, some of your placements may be at other Marine sector locations, therefore you will need to be ready and willing to move to other sites throughout your programme.