2025 Systems Engineering Apprentice - Cheadle

THALES UK LIMITED

Stockport, SK3 0XB

Closes on Sunday 16 February

Posted on 21 October 2024

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Summary

Through our Systems Engineering apprenticeship, you’ll be making the most of your talents, getting to understand the Underwater Systems Sonar business; and doing so with the help of one of the biggest and best names in the industry.

Annual wage
£16,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

• Pension – Thales match, plus 1%, with a maximum contribution of 7% • Health Insurance – 50% of salary for five years •Performance related pay uplifts

Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Flexible working, Monday - Friday, Manager to confirm exact hours.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Key objective of the role:

  • Conduct System Integration and Test activities in each stage of the project lifecycle
  • Ensure all aspects of the Integration, Validation, Verification, and Qualification (IVVQ) process are completed in line with the Lead Engineer (or IVVQ Managers) instruction
  • Ensure customer factory acceptance and delivery of both Hardware and Software items for first of class and repeat production systems
  • Key skills training in all areas of System Integration and Test

Where you’ll work

Dolphin House

Ashurst Drive

Stockport

SK3 0XB

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE TRAFFORD COLLEGE GROUP

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

As a Systems Apprentice you will be working towards a Level 3 apprenticeship following the Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician (MOET) pathway. For the duration of this 3-year programme, you will be given one day per week in which to complete your studies with a local college. For the other 4 days, you will be working in the business, applying your learning and gaining a breadth of experience across the industry.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • 5 GCSEs incl. Maths & English (grade A*-C or 9-4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this company

Together, we create the ingenious technological systems and innovations that impact and improve people's lives every single day. Even if you haven't heard the name Thales before, you've definitely benefited from our inventiveness. We reinvest 20% of our sales in Research & Development in the UK. Together we supply invention across 4 core areas: Aerospace, Space, Defence and Security, Digital Identity and Security.

https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/uk-career (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Healthcare Cash Plan • 80 hours (10 days) volunteering in your first 2 years depending on length of programme • 201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays) • Discount Portal

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

You will become a system engineer within the system function.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THALES UK LIMITED

Thales Early Careers Team

suppearlycar@uk.thalesgroup.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283256.

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Closes on Sunday 16 February

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After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.