2025 Systems Engineering Apprentice - Templecombe
THALES UK LIMITED
Templecombe, BA8 0DH
Closes on Sunday 16 February
Posted on 21 October 2024
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Summary
The role will develop your engineering skills to become a confident, positive and flexible systems engineer with well-honed technical knowledge gained from both the academic commitments and on the job training. You will be part of a team that supports systems and equipment solutions that are currently in service with our customer.
- Annual wage
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£22,500 a year
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- Performance-related pay uplifts - Pension – Thales match, plus 1%, with a maximum contribution of 7% - Health Insurance – 50% of salary for five years
- Training course
- Product design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 37 hours per week, times per day will be confirmed by manager.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 1 September
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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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
As a Systems Engineering Apprentice you will develop the key skills and experience in the following:
- Develop an understanding of the required behaviours and codes of practice of a professional engineer
- Understanding complex systems by working on different roles and tasks on on-going projects
- Familiarity with the Systems Engineering Lifecycle and activities
- Familiarity with System Engineering tools and methods for requirements capture, requirements management and system design
- An understanding of systems test activities including Integration, Validation, Verification & Qualification (IVVQ) and the associated processes and tools
- A methodical and structured approach to problem investigation
Where you’ll work
Ocean House
Throop Road
Templecombe
BA8 0DH
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
THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Your training course
Product design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
Your training plan
As a Systems Engineering Apprentice you will be enrolled onto the Level 6 Applied Professional Engineering Programme at Warwick University, following the Product Design and Development pathway. Delivered via a blended learning model, this programme combines the best of both with on campus delivery (6 block weeks per year) plus virtual coaching and online resources.
The first two years on programme will be common across all pathways and will provide a broad engineering skill set including mechanical, electrical, electronic, materials and design, plus computational. In Year 3 and Year 4 learners will move to their specialist pathway. For the duration of this 4 year programme you will combine university studies with practical application, working within our Systems function in Templecombe.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Minimum of 5 including Maths and English (grade A-C or 9-4)
- Maths and one further STEM subject (grade AAA-BBB min 112 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
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Please note that applicants who already hold a relevant degree will not be eligible for this programme.
About this company
Together, we create the ingenious technological systems and innovations that impact and improve people's lives every single day. Even if you haven't heard the name Thales before, you've definitely benefited from our inventiveness. We reinvest 20% of our sales in Research & Development in the UK. Together we supply invention across 4 core areas: Aerospace, Space, Defence and Security, Digital Identity and Security.
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/ukearlycareers (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays) - Healthcare Cash Plan - 80 hours (10 days) volunteering in your first 2 years depending on length of programme - Discount Portal
After this apprenticeship
- At the end of the programme you will move into a permanent role within the engineering function.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
suppearlycar@uk.thalesgroup.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282731.
Apply now
Closes on Sunday 16 February
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