2027 Systems Engineering (IVVQ) Apprentice

Thales Group; Cheadle; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £24,000 per year

Performance-related pay uplifts

Holiday entitlement 201 hours/year

Job summary

Thales Group in the United Kingdom is offering an Engineering (IVVQ) Apprentice within the Underwater Systems Sonar business. You will support the integration and testing of sonar systems across project stages, ensuring hardware and software meet the required standards before delivery.

Throughout the three-year programme, you’ll study towards a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship, spend four days in the business and one day per week at college, and develop fault-finding

Qualifications

• Gains hands-on experience with IVVQ in sonar systems.
• Learn to integrate and test complex engineering systems.
• Develop problem-solving and fault-finding techniques.

Responsibilities

• Support integration, validation, verification and qualification of systems.
• Conduct testing activities across the project lifecycle.
• Prepare systems for customer acceptance and delivery.

Skills

IVVQ

System testing

Fault-finding

Education

Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

Tools

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

As an Engineering (IVVQ) Apprentice, you'll work within the Underwater Systems Sonar business, gaining hands-on experience with one of the leading companies in the industry. Your role will be to support the integration and testing of sonar systems throughout different stages of projects. You'll help make sure both hardware and software products work correctly and meet the required standards before they are delivered to customers. You'll be involved in:

• Supporting the integration, validation, verification and qualification (IVVQ) of systems.
• Conducting testing activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Following guidance from Lead Engineers and IVVQ Managers.
• Helping prepare systems for customer acceptance and final delivery.
• Using a range of specialist tools, equipment and diagnostic technology.
• Checking that components, assemblies and complete systems meet technical specifications.
• Becoming an important member of a highly skilled engineering team.

What You Will Learn

Throughout your apprenticeship, you'll develop both technical knowledge and practical engineering skills. You will learn:

• How to integrate and test complex engineering systems.
• The principles of Validation, Verification and Qualification (IVVQ).
• How to use specialist measuring, testing and diagnostic equipment.
• Problem-solving and fault-finding techniques.
• How engineering projects are delivered from development through to customer acceptance.
• Industry-standard engineering processes and best practices.
• How to work effectively within a professional engineering team.

Apprenticeship Programme

As an Engineering (IVVQ) Apprentice, you will:

• Work towards a Level 3 Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship
• Complete a 3-year apprenticeship programme
• Spend one day per week at a local college studying towards the apprenticeship, with four days working within the business, gaining practical experience
• Apply what you learn in college to real engineering projects and activities
• Develop valuable skills and knowledge while working alongside experienced engineers
• Gain broad experience across different areas of the engineering industry

Are you passionate about engineering? Do you have an inquisitive mind? Are you looking for an employer who will sponsor you through a Level 3 Apprenticeship, whilst providing valuable and exciting on-the-job experience within a global, innovative and industry-leading organisation? If so, read on to see what Thales has on offer... 5 GCSEs at grades 9-4 (A-C) to include English and Maths, 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.

• 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.

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