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Apprenticeship · Level 6 (Degree)
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2027 Integration and Testing Production Repair Engineering Apprentice - Level 6

Thales
£24,000 a year
Crawley

Expected closing date: Wednesday, 17 February 2027

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TL;DR

Key Takeaways

  • Earn £24,000 per year as an Engineering Apprentice.
  • Complete a Level 6 BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
  • Gain practical experience testing and diagnosing complex faults on customer systems.
  • Applications close on 2027-02-17.

About the Role

This apprenticeship combines university study with practical workplace experience to develop both academic knowledge and professional engineering skills.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Test and diagnose complex faults on deliverable customer systems and sub-assemblies.
  • Co-ordinate all activities with regards to the testing of the Systems to ensure delivery dates are met to agreed quality and costs.
  • Be responsible for the presentation of Systems for customer acceptance.
  • Directly represent Thales with respect to the provision and support of Customer Systems, both on and off-site, including Setting to Work and all Trials and Customer Acceptance tasks.
  • Provide Test Methods and solutions and generate procedures to enable System and LRU test and support.
  • Supply technical information to Operation Management and Project Teams to enable appropriate decisions to be made.
  • Inform Test Management and Engineering of any requirements for Test Equipment and define those requirements.

Training

  • The programme is structured over four years.
  • Lectures and workshops are delivered through a series of 2-week blocks spaced throughout your degree apprenticeship.
  • Alongside campus-taught lecturers, you will have access to digital resources and discipline experts to support your studies.

What Happens at the End

By the end of the programme you will have achieved a BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as a Level 6 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Degree Apprenticeship.

Skills You'll Develop

  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical thinking
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Qualifications

  • Essential: 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 9-4 / A-C).
  • Essential: A Level 3 A Levels including Maths and a Science subject (grade ABB with a B in Maths).

Key Details

  • Wage: £24,000 per year
  • Working Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday - Thursday, 8 hours per day; Friday, 5 hours).
  • Duration: 4 Years
  • Start Date: 2027-09-06
  • Closing Date: 2027-02-17
  • Apprenticeship Standard: Electrical and electronic engineer (degree) (level 6)
  • Training Provider: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER