Engineering Apprentice
HITACHI RAIL GTS UK LIMITED
London (E1W 1YW)
Closes on Saturday 31 May 2025
Posted on 28 February 2025
Contents
Summary
This Apprenticeship will develop your skills in systems design and hardware engineering. You will rotate between the disciplines, responsible for the production of designs, design estimates, design programs and design work packages for bids, services and projects, as well as the designing and implementation of the engineering solutions
- Wage
- £24,000 a year
- Training course
- Rail and rail systems senior engineer (integrated degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 8 September
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- Develop your understanding of Engineering through structured learning and on-the-job training
- Deliver tasks on time and to the required quality
- Work as a team-player asking for guidance and direction where necessary
- Develop knowledge and skills within the engineering discipline
- Effectively communicate engineering issues related to own tasks
Where you’ll work
Quadrant House 4 Thomas More Square
Thomas More Street
London
E1W 1YW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY
Your training course
Rail and rail systems senior engineer (integrated degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
Your training plan
- You will study at London South Bank University one day per week.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- x5 including Maths and English (grade 4+)
A Level in:
- • A Level BBB including Mathematics and/or Physica (grade 120 UCAS Points)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
Hitachi Rail is driving the Mobility Transition - helping every passenger, customer and community enjoy the benefits of more connected, seamless and sustainable transport. Our mission is to deliver superior, original technology and products for mobility projects around the world. Our products are designed to make sustainable mobility a reality across all areas of the global railway sector. Everything that we do at Hitachi Rail is underpinned by our values; Wa (Harmony): We need to show respect to our colleagues, our suppliers, our clients and our stakeholders. We show respect to earn respect. Makoto (Sincerity): We should act with integrity in all we say and do, this shows that we are sincere in holding to our stated values. We maintain fairness in all our dealings; our reputation is founded on how we go about our business. Kaitakusha – Seishin (Pioneering Spirit): We lead with ambition, seeking new challenges; we are not afraid to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of our business. At Hitachi
After this apprenticeship
- Systems Engineer
- Hardware Engineer
- Design Engineer
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HITACHI RAIL GTS UK LIMITED
David Hiford
David.HIFORD@urbanandmainlines.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306627.
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Closes on Saturday 31 May 2025
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