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The role will develop your engineering skills to become a confident, positive and flexible Engineering Services Apprentice with strong technical knowledge gained from on-the-job training and university studies. Supporting the team to undertake service-engineering activities to deadlines and within budget, within own competence supervision in a professional manner, in accordance with relevant specifications, standards and Thales (Chorus II) and documentation processes.
As an Engineering Services Apprentice, you will develop the key skills and experience in the following:
- Gain knowledge of engineering subjects; electronic, mechanical and software engineering
- Familiarise yourself with the key techniques and technologies used in the design and implementation of the product
- Learn to verify maintenance and operating procedures by assessing on hardware and software equipment
- Learn to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
- Gain knowledge of the different disciplines within the Services function detailed below and to specialise in one of the disciplines:
- Gain knowledge and be able use Services tooling and software packages
- Learn and maintain knowledge of current industry standards for all service disciplines
The Programme:
Through our degree apprenticeship you’ll be making the most of your talents, getting to understand engineering from the ground up; and doing so with the help of one of the biggest and best names in the industry.
As an Engineering Service Apprentice you will be enrolled onto the Level 6 Applied Professional Engineering Programme at Warwick University, following the Technical Support Pathway. Delivered via a blended learning model, this programme combines the best of both with on campus delivery (6 block weeks per year) plus virtual coaching and online resources. The first two years on programme will be common across all pathways and will provide a broad engineering skill set including mechanical, electrical, electronic, materials and design, plus computational. In Year 3 and Year 4 learners will move to their specialist pathway. For the duration of this 4 year programme you will combine university studies with practical application, working within our Services function in Templecombe.
Who we’re looking for:
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are motivated, committed and keen to learn. You will be a self-starter who is able to manage their time, show initiative and has a genuine interest in engineering and Thales. Successful candidates will show self-discipline and an aspiration to achieve a degree qualification.
You will also need:
Candidates will need a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points at A Level including a grade B in Maths and at least 1 further STEM subject (Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Electronics) or an equivalent e.g. BTEC DMM. They will also require 5 GCSEs grade A-C (9-5) including English and Maths.
Right to Work in the UK for the duration of the 4 year programme.
