Design Engineer Apprentice (Level 3 Design and Draughtsperson)

Summary

The job role involves learning how to create 3D CAD models using Solidworks & designing & developing components for projects. Once the drawings have been created we will take you through the complete process to get the parts manufactured, allowing you to be fully involved with the process from survey through to design, manufacture and installation.

Wage

£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Yearly pay review based on performance and increased ability.

Training course

Engineering design technician (level 3)

Hours

8:30am-5pm (Monday - Thursday) 8:30am-4pm (Friday).

39 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

4 years

Positions available

1

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

The day-to-day role will initially involve:

Training and development of 3D CAD modelling utilising Solidworks

We will then focus on:

Taking these models and creating 2D technical drawings
Printing, issuing and technically supporting the on-site engineers

Where you’ll work

International Lift Equipment
Wanlip Road
Syston
LE7 1PD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

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

• Apprentices will enrol and start on the Apprenticeship in September 2025

• Apprentices attend Loughborough College 1 day per week, during term time. The rest of the time is spent with the employer in the workplace

• Dedicated trainer/assessor to visit the apprentice in the workplace

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 subjects including Maths, English and Science (grade C / 4 or equivalent)

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
Team working
Creative

Other requirements

Shortlisting will be conducted by Loughborough College on behalf of International Lift Equipment. Please check your emails for updates on your application. Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.

About this company

International Lift Equipment design, manufacture and supply lift equipment to the passenger lift industry within the U.K. We manufacture in house from our Leicester branch whilst having a main headquarters in London and a satellite drawing office in Yorkshire. We engineer bespoke solutions for passenger lifts involving full survey, design and manufacture of the components. These components span both mechanical and electrical and these can be made up of single parts, single assemblies or complete lift packages.

http://www.ilegroup.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

23 days annual leave (3 days are saved for Christmas shutdown).

After this apprenticeship

We aim to enable apprentices to be able to hold the job title of a fully fledged “Design Engineer”.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Recruitment Team (Loughborough College)

Apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000307650.

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