Degree Apprentice - Electronics Engineering

AVIRE TRADING LIMITED

Berkshire, SL6 7RJ

Closes on Sunday 30 March 2025

Posted on 21 February 2025

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Summary

Avire is seeking an Electronics Engineering Degree Apprentice to join our small, high impact Product & Innovation team. Avire is at the forefront of development of emergency communications systems and other safety-of-life products for the building services industry, with a particular focus on high-rise buildings.

Wage
£26,500 a year

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By the end of the apprenticeship, you will be a fully trained engineer, earning between £35,000-£40,000.

Training course
Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)
Hours
With core hours of 09:30 - 15:30. Initially you will be expected to be on-site (when not attending college) Monday-Friday. In later years of the apprenticeship there may be an opportunity to work remotely on Monday & Friday.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 8 September

Duration

4 years 2 months

Positions available

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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

Avire is seeking an apprentice to join our small, high impact Product & Innovation Team. Avire is at the forefront of development of emergency communications systems and other safety-of-life products for the building services industry, with a particular focus on high-rise buildings. Your work will be critical to ensuring that building occupants, particularly less mobile occupants, and those with disabilities, are protected and able to communicate in the event of emergencies such as high-rise building fires.

Working in a highly collaborative international environment, you will work to build your knowledge and skills in electronics engineering through a combination of off-the-job training (delivered by our partners at Newbury College/University Centre Newbury) and on-the-job development.

Your tuition will be fully funded for the full duration of the programme, meaning you will achieve a degree level qualification without needing to take on any student debt.

You will initially be paid a salary of £26,500, and this will be reviewed annually in line with your development of the required knowledge, skills, and behaviour (KSBs), rising to £35,000 - £40,000 (depending upon performance) over the duration of the programme, subject to achieving the required KSBs.

Over the course of your apprenticeship, you will learn to:

  • Design and develop electronic circuits, devices, and systems to achieve a particular purpose
  • Document the requirements of an electronic system and divide that system up into sub-systems and functional blocks that work together to deliver the overall requirement
  • Write and document structured code in a range of languages, e.g. C, C++, Python, Rust, and SPARK
  • Utilise ECAD to design circuits at both schematic and layout level and understand how to design circuits considering factors such as thermal management and electromagnetic compatibility
  • Utilise modelling techniques for circuit design, embedded software development and thermal management
  • Apply the principles and practice of design for market, design for manufacturability, design for testability and design for maintainability
  • Develop test plans and procedures
  • Support the industrialisation of electronic products and their entry into full-scale manufacture
  • Develop project plans, including resource planning, time planning, risk and contingency management and estimating techniques
  • Apply legislative and non-legislative requirements, including international and national standards and regulations
  • Undertake basic financial modelling of product and projects
  • Apply health and safety principles to your own work and the work of others under your care and supervision

Please note: Your application will not be passed on to the employer for their consideration if you do not have the grades/experience requested in the Qualifications section. 

Where you’ll work

Unit 1 The Switchback

Gardner Road

Maidenhead

Berkshire

SL6 7RJ

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

NEWBURY COLLEGE

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

  • The successful candidate will be completing the Level 6 Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer (Degree) Apprenticeship Standard
  • The apprenticeship involves attending Newbury College/University Centre Newbury one day a week during Term Time for four academic years
  • The Apprentice will be supported throughout by a Development Coach from Newbury College who will hold regular reviews and occasional visits to the workplace
  • At the end of your apprenticeship you will have completed the Level 6 Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer (Degree) Apprenticeship Standard and will be required to complete an End Point Assessment (EPA)
  • Your Development Coach will support you with preparing for your EPA

More training information

  • Remote Working & Travel
  • This role is based on-site at our offices in Maidenhead, with 1 day per week spent off-site at Newbury College during term time. Other routine travel is not expected in this role, but you will have the opportunity as part of this programme to visit our offices in Barcelona (Spain) and our factory in České Budějovice (Czechia) over the 4-year duration of the programme
  • Other travel needs will be discussed as-and-when they arise and made by mutual agreement

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C or higher)
  • Maths (grade 4/C or higher)

A Level in:

  • Maths (grade A or B)
  • Maths or STEM subject (grade A or B)
  • STEM subject (grade A or B)

BTEC in:

  • Engineering (grade DDM)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

  • Higher Maths (grade 5 or above)
  • Science (grade 5 or above)

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

  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Experience of electronics
  • Interest in how things work
  • Interest in electronic systems
  • Design & Development interest
  • Keen to learn

Other requirements

Do you have the required grades as requested? Please be aware that your application will not be passed on to the employer for their consideration if you do not have the suitable grades/experience requested.

About this company

Avire combines 4 market-leading brands (Microkey, Janus, Memco and Rath) within the elevator and life-safety industries. Each brand has a strong market presence, a unique identity, a distinct product range, and a long, successful history. We design, develop, and manufacture light curtains, emergency communication and connectivity solutions. Our products are installed in over four million buildings & public areas worldwide and keep millions of people safe, every single day. The group has manufacturing locations in 2 countries, R&D centres in 3 countries and sales & marketing offices in 6 countries as well as over 400 employees globally. Avire is part of the Halma group (www.halma.com). Halma offers very high levels of autonomy to its operating companies, while providing support when needed, with a particular focus on talent development and investment in people. See www.halma.com/our-people for more information. If you’re interested in working for a business whose primary focus is to protect and improve the lives of people around the world, you’ve come to the right place. We aim to be a company that does good work, and that’s good to work for. Halma employs over 7,000 people in 45 subsidiary businesses based in over 20 countries. Through innovation and acquisition, we have developed a portfolio of market-leading companies within our three sectors: Safety, Medical, and Environmental & Analysis.

https://www.avire-global.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Competitive salary • Opportunities for career development • Flexible work arrangements • Bonus scheme • Healthcare via GP24 • Life assurance • Group share scheme • Generous contributory pension • Extended parental leave

After this apprenticeship

  • You will progress to becoming a fully qualified engineer over the course of the apprenticeship, with annual salary reviews that will take your salary to £35,000 - £40,000 (depending upon performance) over the duration of the programme, subject to achieving the required KSBs
  • All our engineers are supported in gaining professional registration as an Engineering Technician, Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer (as appropriate to their level of experience and responsibility)
  • You will have opportunities to progress to Senior Engineer, Principal Engineer and to subsequently take on roles as an Engineering Manager or Technical Expert. 58% of our engineers hold a Master's degree or DPhil/PhD and we are committed to continue investing in our education beyond your apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEWBURY COLLEGE

Apprenticeship Team

business@newbury-college.ac.uk

01635 845229

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000305233.

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Closes on Sunday 30 March 2025

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