Apprentice EDS Engineer

Summary

To support design engineering and associated activities within SEWS-E to meet Nissan design and development requirements. Maintain and update a drawing management system with standard drawings, plus more.

Wage

£19,165 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£19,165.00 per annum or £23,200.00 per annum age dependant.

Training course

Engineering design technician (level 3)

Hours

7:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 12:30pm Friday.

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 7 April

Duration

3 years

Positions available

2

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

Use CAD to produce high quality 3D models and technical drawings
Maintain and update a drawing management system with standard drawings
Assist the EDS Engineers with more complex drawings
Crease clear and concise engineering documentation to
Support manufacturing implementation & costing
Support product cost reduction and optimisation activities
Support line manager in any aspects of EDS Engineering
Support visits to SEWS-E and customer sites, UK or overseas

Where you’ll work

Yusen Building

Bradbourne Drive, Tilbrook

Milton Keynes

Northants

MK7 8BN

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

ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Engineering design technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
Select materials and parts.
Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
Provide feedback on engineering designs.
Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
Read, interpret and establish design intent.
Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
Option 1. Produce general arrangements of electrical power.
Option 1. Produce detailed drawings of electrical power components such as wires connection, voltage, capacity, main switches.
Option 1. Identify cable types and application.
Option 1. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce electrical power project deliverables such as output drawings and electrical designs.
Option 2. Produce general arrangements of control and instrumentation designs.
Option 2. Produce detailed drawings of control and instrumentation components such as cable numbers, wire colours, junction block numbers and panel identification.
Option 2. Identify different cable types and appropriate application.
Option 2. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce control and instrumentation project deliverables.
Option 3. Produce general arrangements of mechanical designs.
Option 3. Produce detailed drawings of mechanical components such as part dimensions, shape and manufacture.
Option 3. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce mechanical project deliverables.
Option 4. Produce general arrangements of piping design.
Option 4. Produce detailed drawings of piping components such as pipework, ducts and fittings and including supports and skids.
Option 4. Use digital tools such as CAD or Plant Design Management Systems to produce piping design project deliverables.
Option 5. Produce general arrangements of structures showing multiple materials such as steel, concrete, masonry, timber.
Option 5. Produce detailed drawings for multiple materials such as steel, concrete, timber or masonry.
Option 5. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce structural project deliverables.
Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
Select materials and parts.
Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
Provide feedback on engineering designs.
Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
Read, interpret and establish design intent.
Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.

Your training plan

Qualifications included:

Engineering Design and Draughtsperson Apprenticeship Standard. Company Training Plan & Assessment
Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering - Development Knowledge (1 day per week for 2 years at college)
Development Competence Qualification (workplace)
Level 2 Functional Skills - maths (if required)
Level 2 Functional Skills - English (if required)
End Point Assessment at the end of the apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

A Min of 5 GCSE's inc English & Maths (grade 5-9 / C-A*)

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
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Time Management
Interest in Engineering
Motivated
Interest in Design

Other requirements

This role is mainly office based, spending a lot of each day using computers/computer packages. Travel to our customer site in Milton Keynes will be required, overseas travel to our manufacturing plants is also likely, however will be accompanied by other employees. Office hours are 7:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 12:30pm Friday. Applicants 18 and over. College will be in Bicester, Oxfordshire.

About this company

Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems (Europe) Ltd employ in excess of 20,000 people across Europe and North Africa. Automotive engineering is our industry, and we are proud of the diverse team of world-class engineers and support staff who work at the highest level to provide products and services to our customers. Our people are our greatest asset and respect for human resources is a fundamental principle of the Sumitomo Business Spirit. Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is a recognized global technology leader with over 280,000 employees working at around 415 subsidiaries and affiliates in over 40 countries worldwide.

http://www.sews-e.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to permanent EDS Engineer role within the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED

Sally Parr

s.parr@theengineeringtrust.org

07879 128768

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000302832.

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Closes on Friday 28 March 2025

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