Level 6 Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer Apprentice

CAPULA LIMITED

Staffordshire, ST15 0LT

Closes on Tuesday 1 July

Posted on 21 October 2024

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Summary

We currently have vacancies for apprentice engineers to join the business. The successful candidates will be joining teams engaged upon the delivery of market-leading systems for large-scale business-critical Instrumentation, control and automation & IT applications.

Annual wage
Competitive

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Training course
Embedded electronic systems design and development engineer (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday - Friday Flexitime. Shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

10

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

  • Manufacturing - gaining practical hands on experience in control system build and coding of control panels
  • Basic software design engineering – gaining a working knowledge of designing software solutions for control systems
  • Manufacturing Area Test – gaining practical hands on experience in the inspection and test of software
  • Quality Environmental Health Safety – gaining awareness and understanding of quality, environmental, Health and Safety

Where you’ll work

Orion House

Unit 10 Walton Industrial Estate

Stone

Staffordshire

ST15 0LT

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

STAFFORDSHIRE 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

    • Bachelor and Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Awarded by Staffordshire University 
    • Training is typically completed one day a week

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)
    • Science (grade 4)
    • STEM Based subjects (grade Pass)

    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
    • Team working

    About this company

    With a focus on operational technology and digital transformation, Capula has been a leader in advanced system integration for decades; optimising efficiency & delivering performance on a massive scale. We work in some of the most highly regulated and challenging industrial environments. In control, instrumentation and automation we connect, streamline and enhance your systems, using advanced integration to meet ever increasing performance demands.

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

    Disability Confident

    Disability Confident

    A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

    You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

    After this apprenticeship

    • During the apprenticeship a career path with be identified and a future plan put in place for after completion of the qualification to move on through the engineering pathway

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    CAPULA LIMITED

    Leanne Barrow

    hr@capula.com

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283229.

    Apply now

    Closes on Tuesday 1 July

    When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.

    After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.

    Company’s application instructions

    Please apply on the website or send a cv and covering letter to hr@capula.com