Level 3 Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship

2 weeks ago

Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom MARTIN BAKER Full time

Location

Chalgrove, Oxfordshire

Salary

Competitive with Benefits

Application Deadline

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Job Summary

Why work for Martin-Baker

A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you're providing pilots with their last form of defence.

What you'll be doing

Martin-Baker is the world's leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world's most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple – to save aircrew lives.

Join us on this mission through one of our Apprenticeship Programmes, starting September 2026.

As well as achieving a qualification, you'll learn about Martin-Baker through exposure to various Engineering & Manufacturing disciplines, fully supported by your team. These disciplines could include Machining, Assembly, Tool Room, Design and Environmental Test, and you could learn use of mills and lathes, pipe bending, riveting, deburring, inspection techniques, CAD modelling, and so much more

We'll also provide the time needed for your commitments with training providers so that you successfully achieve all aspects of your apprenticeship.

Our programme also helps you to develop your interpersonal skills with various activities throughout the course of the apprenticeship. These opportunities include STEM outreach, support at careers and business fairs and challenging yourself with resilience training.

The future of engineering and manufacturing is changing. To future-proof your career Martin-Baker will always keep investing in your development. That's a long-term promise. Because we want to learn from you, so keeping your skills up to date is important to us, and important for our future. At Martin-Baker people have gone on to specialise in fields as varied as procurement, explosives, research & design, and CNC programming.

Who we're looking for

We're after people who are curious; who enjoy solving problems. We want people who want to learn.

We're a company that saves lives. Join us.

Characteristics & Skills:

  • Practical problem-solving skills
  • Be a team player, with the ability to work independently
  • Have an eye for detail and getting things right
  • Be curious, and have an interest and enthusiasm for engineering
  • Know how to listen and communicate effectively with others
  • Share and demonstrate the Martin-Baker Values

Education & Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 5 GCSE's, including English, Mathematics, and a Science. You will need to be graded 9-5 in Mathematics and 9-4 in English and Science

What you'll get out of it

At Martin-Baker you'll have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business, and you'll develop new skills and gain strong industry experiences.

Some of the benefits include:

  • Established apprenticeship at a World-Renowned Engineering Company
  • Competitive salary plus 6-monthly performance-based reviews
  • Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme (18+)
  • 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
  • Personalised training and development plan
  • Healthcare Plan – additional discounts on healthcare memberships and gadgets
  • 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Martin-Baker+ (Discounts Platform)

As part of the selection process for our Apprenticeship opportunities you will be required to complete online SHL Assessments. Should you require any reasonable adjustments you will have the opportunity to share these details with our recruitment team.

We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role's specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company's Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

For all successful candidates, Martin-Baker will undertake background security checks. As part of this, we will need to confirm your identity, employment history and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status and criminal record. For positions that require Security Clearance, the successful candidate must hold or be willing to obtain security clearance up to the relevant level for the role.

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