Electronic Controllers- Level 6 Apprenticeship

Honeywell Aerospace; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace technology firm in Yeovil is looking for Electronics Apprentice Engineers to join their Electronic Controllers team. This role involves designing and developing electronic systems, validating design solutions, and working across various engineering disciplines. Candidates should have a degree in Electromechanical Engineering and strong communication, analytical, and teamwork skills. Apprenticeships are adjustable to match existing qualifications and experiences, providing a unique opportunity within a global innovation team.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic and electromechanical systems.
• Specify, analyse and validate design solutions.
• Modify designs to satisfy customer requirements.
• Develop solutions for aircraft life support systems.
• Communicate technical information effectively.
• Produce mechanical and electrical designs using CAD.
• Integrate electrical and mechanical systems.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Analytical skills

Team working

Good coordination & dexterity

Education

BEng Electromechanical Engineering

BSc in engineering

GCSE Double Science (grade 4-9)

GCSE English (grade 4-9)

GCSE Maths (grade 4-9)

A-Level in STEM subjects (grade A-C)

Job description

Join our Electronic Controllers team at Honeywell Aerospace in Yeovil. Rotating departments throughout your apprenticeship to acquire experience, knowledge and skills in Design, Project Engineering, Test Engineering, Test Design, Systems Engineering and more. Electronics Apprentice Engineers will work primarily within the electronic controllers team, but will also have exposure and involvement through rotation to other engineering disciplines such as Design, Test, Research and Development, Project or Systems Engineering. You will focus on all aspects related to the full Engineering lifecycle of systems and products. You will be expected to:

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electronic and electromechanical systems
• Specify, analyse and validate design solutions
• Modify designs and solutions to satisfy customer requirements and in‑service operations
• Develop and qualify hardware and software solutions that control aircraft life support systems and environmental control systems
• Communicate technical information with others at all levels, including technical reports and the use of digital tools
• Follow a methodical approach to engineering problem solving
• Establish and report engineering design briefs
• Produce mechanical and electrical designs, drawings and sketches using CAD and manual systems
• Model real‑world mechanical systems efficiently
• Select the design solution for a given electro‑mechanical engineering application using data to inform decisions
• Integrate electrical and mechanical engineering systems, considering new and emerging technologies
• Use appropriate equipment to develop and execute test plans to support electro‑mechanical product validation and approvalli>
• Design functional electronic systems and circuits from component level
• Write and document structured programming code for electro‑mechanical systems
• Fabricate engineering components and assemblies using specialist manufacturing methods and hand‑fitting techniques
• Assemble, wire, program and test electrical equipment, motors and control systems
• Plan, manage and lead engineering projects
• Perform risk management for engineering activities
• Comply with statutory and organisational safety requirements

Qualifications

Degree level Electromechanical Engineer apprenticeship standard includes:

• Level: 6 (integrated degree) – BEng Electromechanical Engineering; BSc engineering or other engineering degree that fully aligns to theSBs on the apprenticeship
• GCSE in
  • Double Science (grade 4‑9)
  • English (grade 4‑9)
  • Maths (grade 4‑9)
• Other in 2 STEM‑related subjects (grade A‑C A‑Levels)
• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Good coordination & dexterity

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

When you join Honeywell Aerospace Yeovil, you become a member of our global team of thinkers, innovators, dreamers, and doers who make the things that make the future. That means changing the way we fly, fuelling jets in an eco‑friendly way, keeping buildings and safe, and even making it possible to breathe on Mars. Working at Honeywell isn't just about developing cool things. That's why all our employees enjoy access to dynamic career opportunities across different fields and industries.