2027 AI Engineer Apprentice - Level 6 - Crawley

Thales Group; Crawley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI Engineer Apprenticeship

Job summary

Thales Group in the United Kingdom is offering a two-year AI Engineer apprenticeship in Crawley, leading toward a Level 6 AI Engineer qualification with QA. The programme combines live virtual lectures, online resources and self-directed study to equip you with responsible AI knowledge and engineering practices.

You will study towards a Level 6 AI Engineer apprenticeship, with the possibility to join Thales on successful completion.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and problem solving are essential.
• Strong numerical and analytical abilities are required.
• Ability to work in teams and show initiative is valued.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, exploring and validating data for machine learning use cases.
• Developing and evaluating machine learning models and AI-enabled software components.
• Writing clean, tested and documented code using appropriate engineering tools and practices.
• Supporting model integration, deployment, monitoring and performance improvement.
• Contributing to technical reviews, experiments and structured problem solving.
• Working with experienced engineers and researchers on live projects.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Number skills

Analytical skills

Logical

Team work

Initiative

Patience

Education

GCSEs including English and Maths

A Levels in Maths and a relevant subject

Job description

• Preparing, exploring and validating data for machine learning use cases
• Developing and evaluating machine learning models and AI-enabled software components
• Writing clean, tested and documented code using appropriate engineering tools and practices
• Supporting model integration, deployment, monitoring and performance improvement
• Contributing to technical reviews, experiments and structured problem solving
• Working with experienced engineers and researchers on live projects

Training

You will study towards a Level 6 AI Engineer apprenticeship with QA, developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to build and apply artificial intelligence responsibly in an engineering environment.

The programme is delivered through a virtual learning model, combining:

• Live virtual lectures (28 days)
• Online learning resources
• Self-directed study

What happens at the end

After the apprenticeship you will role of into the business as a AI Engineer.

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience

Qualifications

• GCSE 5 GCSE's Including English and Maths (grade Grade 9-4 (A-C)) - essential
• A Level 3 A Levels in Maths and a relevant subject (grade C or above with a B in Maths) - essential

Key details

• Wage: £24,000 a year
• Working week: Flexible working. Monday - Thursday, 8 hours per day. Friday, 5 hours.
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Duration: 2 Years
• Start date: 2027-09-06
• Closing date: 2027-02-17
• Apprenticeship standard: Machine learning engineer (level 6)
• Training provider: QA LIMITED

About the employer

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.