AI Researcher Apprentice – Level 6 ML (Earn While You Learn)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Earn while studying

Tuition fully paid

Permanent role from start

Training & development

Level 6 qualification

Job summary

Thales Group in Crawley invites applications for the 2027 AI Researcher Apprentice - Level 6 Machine Learning. You will study toward a Level 6 Machine Learning qualification with Corndel while gaining hands-on experience in AI research, data handling and rapid prototyping in a real engineering environment.

The programme offers paid salary, tuition coverage, and a clear path to a permanent role from the start.

Qualifications

• Three A Levels with Maths grade B or above.
• At least one other relevant subject (Physics, Computer Science, Software, ICT).
• Or Level 4/5 apprenticeship in a relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Review technical literature and summarise relevant methods and evidence.
• Design controlled experiments and define evaluation criteria.
• Prepare data and develop proof-of-concept ML models.
• Analyse results, uncertainty and potential sources of bias.
• Document methods and communicate findings via reports and reviews.
• Work with researchers and engineers on live research challenges.

Skills

Artificial intelligence

Machine learning

Data handling

Rapid prototyping

Education

A Levels

GCSEs

Level 4/5 apprenticeship

Job description

Thales Group in Crawley invites applications for the 2027 AI Researcher Apprentice - Level 6 Machine Learning. You will study toward a Level 6 Machine Learning qualification with Corndel while gaining hands-on experience in AI research, data handling and rapid prototyping in a real engineering environment.

The programme offers paid salary, tuition coverage, and a clear path to a permanent role from the start.