Apprentice Technician – Mechatronics and Assembly – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Join our team as a Mechatronics and Assembly Technician Apprentice! Gain hands-on experience in PCB assembly, product testing, troubleshooting, and prototyping. Work with R&D to design, refine, and optimise electronic systems while ensuring quality and compliance. Develop essential technical skills in a dynamic, innovative engineering environment.

Wage

£25,000 a year

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Potential for salary increases throughout apprenticeship.

Training course

Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (but can be flexible).

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 1 May

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

Assemble and solder components onto PCBs with precision.
Test, troubleshoot, and refine electronic systems for reliability.
Develop manuals and workflows for standardised testing.
Conduct compliance testing, including CE marking.
Collaborate with R&D to design and prototype PCB modules.
Component sourcing for difficult to find parts.

Where you’ll work

Imperial College

London

SW7 2AZ

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

LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Design functional electronic systems and circuits from component level
Utilise modern CAD technology to implement circuit design with understanding of considerations for heat dissipation, electrical interference and other industry specific considerations affecting layout
Write and document structured code to comply with industry norms and to allow others to understand and subsequently maintain/modify the code
Utilise modelling techniques for circuit design, embedded software development and thermal management
Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practice of design for market, design for manufacturability, design for testability and design for maintainability
Ability to develop a test plan for a product that they have developed
Ability to explain the process by which a product is introduced into production, including what aspects are discussed at what stage and with whom and how development gateways work
Ability to develop a basic project plan including resource planning, time planning, use of contingencies etc. Also techniques for predicting pinch points and strategies for timescale recovery
Awareness of international standards and compliance requirements for the products designed by the employer. Ability to discuss the differences between legislative and non-legislative requirements
Ability to demonstrate knowledge of basic business fundamentals including costs, overheads, gross margin, net margin, profit, and cash
Ability to demonstrate awareness and understanding of basic health and safety principles both in the general workplace and specific to electronic circuit design

Your training plan

Training will take place one day a week at London South Bank University, with on-the-job training at our office and laboratory.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 5)
Maths (grade 6)

A Level in:

Mathematics and/or Physical Sciences (grade BBB)

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
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative

Other requirements

Full entry requirements can be found here: https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/course-finder/electrical-electronic-engineering-apprenticeship#entry-requirements

About this company

Sonobotics, founded in 2020 as an Imperial College London spin-out, develops advanced ultrasonic inspection systems for robotic platforms. Specialising in Electro-Magnetic Acoustic Transducer (EMAT) technology, the company integrates robotics, non-destructive testing, and wireless solutions to address industrial inspection challenges with innovative, high-performance products.

https://www.sonobotics.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Upon completing the apprenticeship, the candidate may advance to a full-time role as an embedded systems engineer.

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