Broadcast and Media Systems Engineer Degree Apprenticeship - Level 6

Join the BBC as an apprentice to kick-start your career in Broadcast and Media Systems Engineering. This is a 36-month, full-time, fixed-term apprenticeship.

What You'll Be Doing

Engineering at the BBC is responsible for developing, supporting, and maintaining the systems and infrastructure that keep the BBC on air. You will be part of the next generation of media systems engineers, helping to deliver content for TV, radio, and online services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing an understanding of how live content is acquired and presented to various platforms.
• Learning to manipulate audio and video and understanding the challenges of servicing a large broadcasting organisation.
• Developing operational and engineering skills, learning to use various tools and systems, and understanding troubleshooting procedures.
• Enhancing teamworking and communication skills by collaborating with diverse teams across the BBC.

You will study for an industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification through blended learning at Birmingham City University, covering topics such as:

• Audio and Vision Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• IP Networks
• Computer Science
• Broadcast Technology
• Database Technology
• Engineering Mathematics

What We're Looking For

We are interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content. We value potential and transferable strengths over specific qualifications.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate:

• Fascination with how things work.
• A love for solving technical problems.
• A passion for media technology.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and demands.
• A calm and focused approach to changing circumstances.
• Enthusiasm, flexibility, and adaptability, including willingness for out-of-hours working.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for this apprenticeship, you must:

• Be 18 years old or over by September 2027.
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the last 3 years prior to the apprenticeship start date.
• Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the entire apprenticeship duration.
• Not be currently enrolled in another apprenticeship programme.
• Not already hold a qualification in the same subject area at Level 6 or higher.

Additionally, you must have:

• Achieved Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above (or equivalent).
• Achieved, or be expected to achieve by the start of the scheme, a minimum of 112 UCAS points (300 if before 2017).
• Achieved A Level/Higher Maths, or an extended BTEC in Engineering with Engineering Maths, or an equivalent qualification.
• Not completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject, music technology, engineering or similar at Level 6 (undergraduate degree) or higher.

What's In It For You?

• A starting salary of £24,650 plus a £5,441 London weighting.
• Opportunity to gain an industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification.
• On-the-job learning and development.
• Support with career development, employability training, and networking opportunities upon completion.
• The chance to work on unique challenges with creative minds.

How to Apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ to create a candidate profile and answer a few questions. No CV or cover letter is needed. If eligible, you will be guided through the next steps.

You must live within a commutable distance of London Broadcasting House. Please only apply to one advert.

Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria and apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will normally be progressed to the next stage.