2027 Systems Engineering Apprentice

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/flexible working

Private medical insurance

Annual bonus

Pension

Life Cover

Job summary

Thales Group is offering a four-year Degree Apprenticeship in Systems Engineering in the United Kingdom. You will study towards a BEng Applied Professional Engineering Degree at the University of Warwick while gaining practical experience on live projects across defence, space and digital security.

You will rotate through engineering disciplines, develop technique knowledge in requirements capture, design and IVVQ, and work with experienced engineers to deliver real programmes.

Qualifications

• UCAS Tariff: Minimum 112 points incl. Maths B and one STEM subject.
• Five GCSEs grade 4/C or above.
• Must have right to work in the UK and pass BPSS/SC clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support systems requirements and design activities.
• Contribute to project reviews and system testing/validation.
• Assist with engineering investigations and problem solving.
• Visit customer sites to support surveys, trials and deployment.

Education

BEng Apprenticeship Warwick

Mechanical Eng

Electrical Eng

Materials & Design

Computational Skills

Job description

As a Systems Engineering Apprentice, you will develop the technical knowledge, practical skills and professional behaviours needed to become a confident and capable engineer. Working as part of our Systems Engineering team, you will support the delivery of systems and equipment solutions, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Your responsibilities may include:

• Supporting systems requirements and design activities
• Contributing to project reviews
• Participating in system testing and validation activities
• Assisting with engineering investigations and problem solving
• Visiting customer sites, platforms and installations to support surveys, trials and system deployment where required
• Working with experienced engineers on live projects
  Turn your curiosity into a career. If you're passionate about engineering, eager to learn, and looking for a degree apprenticeship that combines academic study with exciting on-the-job experience, we'd love to hear from you., Professional engineering behaviours and industry best practice
• Understanding and working with complex engineering systems
• Different engineering roles and activities across live projects
• The Systems Engineering Lifecycle and key engineering processes
• Requirements capture, requirements management and system design techniques
• Systems engineering tools and methods
• Testing, integration, verification, validation and qualification (IVVQ) activities
• Structured and methodical approaches to problem solving and investigation

Degree Apprenticeship Programme

You will study towards the BEng Applied Professional Engineering Degree Apprenticeship with The University of Warwick, following the Product Design and Development Engineer pathway.

• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Materials and Design
• Computational skills

Years 3 and 4

• Progress onto the Design and Development Engineer specialist pathway
• Work based project

Throughout the four-year programme, you will combine university study with practical workplace experience, developing both academic knowledge and professional engineering skills. Aligned to the IET accreditation requirements, this degree will support those looking to become a Chartered Engineer in future.

Minimum 112 UCAS Tariff points at A Level, including a grade B in Maths and at least one further STEM or engineering subject

Minimum of five GCSEs at Grade 4/C or above

Must include:

+ English Language + Mathematics + Additional STEM subject + Please note that applicants who already hold a relevant degree will not be eligible for this programme.

To be considered for this position, you must have the permanent right to work in the UK and be able to successfully complete and maintain UK Government security checks, including Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) screening and Security Clearance (SC), which is a government background check, before starting employment. To be eligible for SC clearance, you will typically need to have lived in the UK continuously for the last five years. As part of the vetting process, you will be asked to provide evidence of your identity, right to work in the UK, any time spent overseas during the last five years, and your employment and/or education history. In addition, this role supports a UK Eyes Only programme and is therefore subject to government-mandated nationality restrictions. To satisfy the security clearance requirements for access to highly sensitive information, applicants must have been British citizens from birth and must not hold any other nationality. This requirement is determined by the UK Government and is a condition of programme access rather than an employment preference.

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

2027 Systems Engineering Apprentice - Level 6 Applied Professional Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

• Receive job-specific training and development
• Achieve a recognised engineering qualification
• Secure a permanent role from the start of your apprenticeship
• Have your university tuition fees fully paid, Competitive salary of £24,000 per annum

• Performance-related pay uplifts
• Holiday entitlement of 201 hours a year (plus a company day and bank holidays)
• Contributory Company Pension
• Health Care Cash Plan
• Hybrid/flexible working options
• Employee assistance programme
• Learning and development support
• Employee discounts and wellbeing initiatives
• Life Cover, For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please follow this link - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels.

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity, and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales. At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all.

The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role.

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