Electronics Engineer Apprentice - Level 6 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary while studying

Hands-on experience

Job-specific training

Recognised qualification

Permanent role from start

Tuition fully paid

Job summary

Thales Group in Templecombe invites applications for a 2027 Electronics Engineer Apprentice - Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship. Start date 06 September 2027. Salary £24,000 per annum.

Permanent on-site role with a 37-hour week, Monday to Friday, in Templecombe. This hands-on apprenticeship blends academic study with real engineering experience, offering a permanent role from the start and full university tuition paid.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship-based role with hands-on electronics design and development.
• Involves building and validating electronic solutions on real programmes.
• Collaborate across teams to learn electronics engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Support electronics design and development through circuit design reviews.
• Build and integrate hardware from breadboards to production-ready modules.
• Test equipment verification using oscilloscopes and meters.
• Troubleshoot issues during lab testing and integration activities.
• Document test results, create reports, and support reviews.
• Follow safety and quality procedures in Thales projects.

Skills

Circuit design

Schematic/layout reviews

Prototype hardware

Testing with scopes/meters

Documentation & reporting

Education

Electronics Engineering Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Mustimeters

Signal generators

Breadboards

Schematic capture tools

Job description

Location: Templecombe, United Kingdom

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 Electronics Engineer Apprentice - Level 6 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

Start Date: 06 September 2027

Salary: £24,000 per annum

Employee type: Permanent

Location: Templecombe

Working Schedule: Monday – Friday, 37 hours a week (8 hours Monday – Thursday, 5 hours Friday)

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.

Benefits of the programme:

• Earn a salary while studying
• Gain hands‑on experience in a real engineering environment
• Receive job‑specific training and development
• Achieve a recognised qualification
• Secure a permanent role from the start of your apprenticeship
• Have your university tuition fees fully paid

About the Role

An Electronics Engineering Apprenticeship at Thales is a hands‑on entry route into engineering, where you learn electronics design, integration, testing, and troubleshooting while working alongside qualified engineers on real programmes. The exact scope can vary by team, the role centres on building and validating electronic solutions.

What You Will Do

• Support electronics design and development
  Assisting with circuit design activities, component selection, schematic/layout reviews, or adapting existing designs.
• Build and integrate hardware
  Working with breadboards/prototypes and progressing to production‑relevant hardware (e.g., assembling modules, wiring, integrating sub‑systems).
• Test and verify equipment
  Using test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, mustimeters, signal generators) to validate functionality against requirements, debug faults, and document results.
• Troubleshoot and problem‑solve
  Investigating issues found during lab testing, system integration, or trials, then helping implement fixes or process improvements.
• Document engineering work
  Writing test reports, maintaining records, updating documentation, and contributing to engineering reviews.
• Work in a safety/quality‑focused environment
  Following procedures, configuration control practices, and quality standards relevant to Thales and its programmes.

What You Will Learn

• Core electronics fundamentals (analogue/digital concepts, power, signal integrity basics, interfaces)
• Engineering