Broadcast and Media Systems Engineer Degree Apprenticeship - Level 6 - Belfast

Join the BBC as an apprentice to kick-start your career in media systems engineering. You will learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills whilst working towards an apprenticeship qualification.

Why Join This Scheme?

Engineering at the BBC develops, supports, and maintains the systems and infrastructure that keep the BBC on air. This is an opportunity to be part of the next generation of media systems engineers, helping the BBC deliver content for TV, radio, and digital services. You’ll work on unique challenges with creative minds.

Learn about technologies and systems for TV, radio, and digital channels, and how they produce high-quality content distributed globally. You will also learn industry standards for setting up broadcast communication systems, media content systems, and IP networks.

Develop specialised skills to design, build, and maintain the media production and broadcasting technologies and systems that will shape the BBC's future.

Why Join the Team?

Depending on your location, you will support TV and Radio Production networks, systems, and devices for flagship services. The teams are also responsible for master control rooms and telecommunication network systems. You will be trained to support TV & Radio studios, infrastructure, and master control rooms.

Your Key Responsibilities and Impact

As a Broadcast Engineering apprentice, you will:

• Develop your understanding of how live content is acquired and presented to various facilities and distribution platforms.
• Learn operational and engineering skills, including using various tools and systems, and troubleshooting issues.
• Develop teamworking and communication skills by working with a varied team and liaising with other BBC departments.

You will study for an industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification through blended learning with Birmingham City University, covering:

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

Your Skills and Eligibility

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

We encourage you to apply if you:

• Are fascinated by how things work.
• Love solving technical problems.
• Have a passion for media technology.
• Can manage multiple deadlines.
• Have a calm and focused approach.
• Are an enthusiastic, flexible, and adaptable self-starter.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, 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.
• Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the entire apprenticeship duration.
• Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme.
• Not already hold a qualification in the same subject area at Level 6 or higher.

To apply, you must also:

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

Ready to Apply?

Create a candidate profile and answer a few questions – no CV or cover letter needed. If eligible, you will be guided through the next steps.

You’ll need to live within a commutable distance of Belfast. Relocation support may be available for those who meet financial eligibility criteria.

This is a fixed-term apprenticeship for 36 months. Upon completion, you can apply for suitable vacancies within the BBC or the wider creative industry. You will be supported with career development, employability training, and networking opportunities.

Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will normally be progressed to the next stage of the recruitment process.