Key Info

Vacancy Type: Apprenticeship
Vacancy Reference No.: 2000058717
Job Category: Engineering and manufacturing
Training Provider: UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Salary: See vacancy details — £27,381 a year
Address: Devonport Royal Dockyard, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4SG

Control Systems Degree Apprenticeship

DEVONPORT ROYAL DOCKYARD LIMITED
Plymouth
PL1 4SG
CLOSING DATE: December 7, 2026

Join Babcock as a Control Systems Engineer Degree Apprentice and over the course of our 4-year programme, you’ll work towards a BEng in Applied Professional Engineering, contributing to projects that support national security. You’ll learn from professionals, gain practical experience & help deliver work that creates a safer world.

  • Based at Devonport, the largest naval base in Western Europe, you’ll join a targeted development programme designed to build the knowledge, skills and experience needed for a successful career as a Control and Instrumentation Engineer.
  • As part of the Facilities Engineering Group, you’ll contribute to the maintenance, improvement and optimisation of control systems that monitor and control manufacturing and process operations across Devonport Royal Dockyard.
  • Throughout the programme, you’ll gain experience working with a range of technologies, including Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), measurement instrumentation control panels, and industrial networks. You’ll support activities such as complex fault finding, maintenance, process improvement and problem solving, developing the skills needed to optimise control systems.
  • As your knowledge grows, you’ll become involved in the planning and delivery of projects and other programmes of work. You’ll also support the design, installation, testing and commissioning of new or modified control systems, gaining experience across a broad range of engineering activities.